առանցք

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian առանցք (aṙancʿkʿ).

Pronunciation

Noun

առանցք (aṙancʿkʿ)

  1. (mathematics, physics) axis
  2. pivot; axle
  3. (figuratively) pivot, central point

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the preposition առ (aṙ) + անցք (ancʿkʿ).

Noun

առանցք (aṙancʿkʿ)

  1. passage
  2. axis
  3. pivot

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: առանցք (aṙancʿkʿ) (learned)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), առանցք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), առ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page անց
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