իգական

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian իգական (igakan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ikʰaˈkan/ [ikʰɑˈkɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ikaˈɡan/ [ikʰɑˈɡɑn] invalid IPA characters (//[])

Adjective

իգական • (igakan) (superlative ամենաիգական)

  1. female, feminine
  2. (grammar) feminine

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

էգ (ēg) + -ական (-akan)

Adjective

իգական • (igakan)

  1. female, feminine
    իգականնigakannwoman
    իգական տոհմigakan tohmthe fair sex, women
    իգական ախտigakan axthemorrhage
  2. effeminate, womanish
  3. (grammar) feminine

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: իգական (igakan)

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իգական”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իգական”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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