եթեր

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian եթեր (etʿer).

Pronunciation

Noun

եթեր (etʿer)

  1. ether; the sky; the heavens
  2. (chemistry) ether
  3. (physics, historical) ether
  4. (broadcasting) air
    եթերումetʿerumon air
    ուղիղ եթերułił etʿerlive broadcast

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).

Noun

եթեր (etʿer)

  1. ether, aether
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).9.3:[1]
      Եւ խնդրէ աղբիւր ջրոյ, եւ թռչի յեթերն ի բարձուանդակս արեգականն. եւ խարակէ զթեւսն եւ զաչացն շլացութիւն. իջանէ աղբիւրն եւ մկրտի երիցս անգամ եւ մանգանայ։
      Ew xndrē ałbiwr ǰroy, ew tʿṙčʿi yetʿern i barjuandaks aregakann. ew xarakē ztʿewsn ew začʿacʿn šlacʿutʿiwn. iǰanē ałbiwrn ew mkrti ericʿs angam ew manganay.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        And it searches for a fountain of water, and flies to the ether, to the height of the sun; and it burns its wings and the dimness of its eyes, descends to the fountain and is immersed thrice and becomes young.

Declension

Derived terms

  • եթերական (etʿerakan)
  • եթերաճեմ (etʿeračem)
  • եթերային (etʿerayin)
  • եթերանման (etʿeranman)
  • եթերեան (etʿerean)
  • եթերընթաց (etʿerəntʿacʿ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: եթեր (etʿer) (learned)

See also

References

  1. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 101, 146

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), եթեր”, 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 7ab
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), եթեր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 347
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), եթեր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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