ական

See also: -ական

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Back-formation from Old Armenian յ-ական (y-akan), which was wrongly interpreted as an accusative form of nominative *ական (*akan) but which was in fact the locative case of ակն (akn, dug pit).

Noun

ական (akan)

  1. sap, tunnel (trench concealing an assailant's approach to a fortified place)
  2. (military) mine (explosive device put below the earth)
    Synonym: (non-standard) մինա (mina)
  3. (military) mortar shell
    Synonym: (non-standard) մինա (mina)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Russian ака́н (akán).

Noun

ական (akan)

  1. Akan (language)
  2. Akan (language group)
Declension

References

Old Armenian

Noun

ական (akan)

  1. genitive singular of ակն (akn)
  2. dative singular of ակն (akn)
  3. locative singular of ակն (akn)
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