Մարտիկ

See also: մարտիկ

Armenian

Etymology

A diminutive of Մարտիրոս (Martiros) with the suffix -իկ (-ik). Later, in the 19th century, reinterpreted as deriving from մարտիկ (martik, warrior).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Մարտիկ (Martik)

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Մարտիրոս (Martiros)
  2. a male given name transferred from the common noun

Declension

Derived terms

  • Մարտիկյան (Martikyan)

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), Մարտիկ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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