դոդոշ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unattested in texts earlier than the 17th century. Identical with *թոթոշ (*tʿotʿoš) in Old Armenian քարաթոթոշ (kʿaratʿotʿoš, gecko). A reduplicative formation of unknown origin, to be connected with Udi тошо (tošo, grass snake).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

դոդոշ (dodoš)

  1. toad
    finished 1731, Stefanus Roszka, Armenian–Latin Dictionary :[3]
    Գորտ ընդ դօդօշի []
    Gort ənd dōdōši []
  2. (obsolete) a kind of lizard (?)
    • 1675, Yovhannēs Holov, Noragoyn całik zōrutʿeancʿ [Flos virtutum] , (page 98):
      Նմանին ագահք դօդօշաց, որք կերակրին, և սնանին ի հողոյ, բայց քան զի միշտ երկնչին, թէ մի գուցէ պակասիցի հողն, վասն որոյ յորժամ քաղցին խնայելով ուտեն ի նմանէ։
      Nmanin agahkʿ dōdōšacʿ, orkʿ kerakrin, ew snanin i hołoy, baycʿ kʿan zi mišt erknčʿin, tʿē mi gucʿē pakasicʿi hołn, vasn oroy yoržam kʿałcʿin xnayelov uten i nmanē.

Declension

See also

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), թոթոշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 193a
  2. J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), դօդօշ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 208b
  3. Norayr N. Biwzandacʿi (2000), դօդօշ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʿ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʿeancʿ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʿ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 176

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), դօդօշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ; Čēlalean, Grigor (1865), դօդօշ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), դօդօշ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), դօդօշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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