քարածերպ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քարածերպ (kʻaracerp).

Pronunciation

Noun

քարածերպ • (kʻaracerp)

  1. cleft in a rock

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

քար (kʻar) + -ա- (-a-) + ծերպ (cerp)

Noun

քարածերպ • (kʻaracerp)

  1. cleft in a rock
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).14.5:[1]
      [] եւ գտանիցէ քարածերպն նեղ եւ մտանիցէ պնդով եւ ընկենու զխորխն []
      [] ew gtanicʻē kʻaracerpn neł ew mtanicʻē pndov ew ənkenu zxorxn []
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        [] and it [the snake] finds a narrow cleft in a rock and goes inside with effort and sheds its skin []

Descendants

  • Armenian: քարածերպ (kʻaracerp)

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 109, 149

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