ջրածին

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ջրածին (ǰracin); see it for more. The sense “hydrogen” is a calque of French hydrogène formed from hydro- (“water”) + -gène (“generating”), because hydrogen generates water with oxygen; compare թթվածին (tʻtʻvacin).

Pronunciation

Noun

ջրածին • (ǰracin)

  1. hydrogen

Declension

Adjective

ջրածին • (ǰracin)

  1. born in water, aquatic
    ջրածին ծաղիկ ― ǰracin caġik ― aquatic flower
  2. water-generating, water-giving
    ջրածին երկինք ― ǰracin erkinkʻ ― water-giving sky

Declension

References

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “ջրածին”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ջուր (ǰur) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ ծնանիմ (cnanim).

Adjective

ջրածին • (ǰracin)

  1. born in water, aquatic
  2. water-generating

Descendants

  • Armenian: ջրածին (ǰracin)

References

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