ավագ

See also: Ավագ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian աւագ (awag). The military rank sense is a semantic loan from Russian старшина́ (staršiná).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ավագ • (avag) (superlative ամենաավագ)

  1. older, elder, senior
    ավագ եղբայր ― avag eġbayr ― elder brother
    ավագ շաբաթ ― avag šabatʻ ― (Christianity) Holy Week, Holy Saturday
    ավագ երկուշաբթի ― avag erkušabtʻi ― (Christianity) Holy Monday
    ավագ երեկշաբթի ― avag erekšabtʻi ― (Christianity) Holy Tuesday
    ավագ չորեքշաբթի ― avag čʻorekʻšabtʻi ― (Christianity) Holy Wednesday
    ավագ հինգշաբթի ― avag hingšabtʻi ― (Christianity) Holy Thursday
    ավագ ուրբաթ ― avag urbatʻ ― (Christianity) Good Friday
  2. chief, senior
    ավագ մասնագետ ― avag masnaget ― senior specialist
  3. main, principal, first
    ավագ դուռ կամ մուտք ― avag duṙ kam mutkʻ ― (church architecture) main entrance

Declension

Noun

ավագ • (avag)

  1. elder
  2. (sports) captain
  3. (military) a rank in the Armenian Armed Forces equivalent to Russian старшина́ (staršiná)

Declension

Further reading

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