աշուն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian աշուն (ašun).

Pronunciation

Noun

աշուն • (ašun)

  1. autumn, fall

Declension

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See also

Seasons in Armenian · եղանակները (eġanaknerə) (layout · text) · category
գարուն (garun, “spring”) ամառ (amaṙ, “summer”) աշուն (ašun, “autumn”) ձմեռ (jmeṙ, “winter”)

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] Has often been linked with Proto-Indo-European words for ‘autumn’: Proto-Slavic *(j)esenь, Proto-Germanic *azaniz,[2][3][4][5] both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)h₁es-, but the comparison is phonologically problematic.[6]

Noun

աշուն • (ašun)

  1. autumn

Usage notes

The word has two combining forms: աշնան- (ašnan-) and աշուն- (ašun-).

Declension

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Derived terms

  • աշնային (ašnayin)
  • աշնայնի (ašnayni)
  • աշնանաբեկ (ašnanabek)
  • աշնանային (ašnanayin)
  • աշնանայք (ašnanaykʻ)
  • աշնանատունկ (ašnanatunk)
  • աշնանի (ašnani)

Descendants

  • Armenian: աշուն (ašun)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աշուն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 220–221
  2. Klaproth, Julius (1823) Asia polyglotta, Paris: A. Schubart, page 101
  3. Lagarde, Paul de (1854) Zur Urgeschichte der Armenier: ein philologischer Versuch (in German), Berlin: W. Hertz, § 880, page 32
  4. Müller, Friedrich (1891) “Neupersische, armenische und pahlawi Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎ (in German), volume 5, page 266
  5. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “աշուն”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 65
  6. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 433

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աշուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աշուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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