ավագ

See also: Ավագ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian աւագ (awag). The military rank sense is a semantic loan from Russian старшина́ (staršiná).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ավագ • (avag) (superlative ամենաավագ)

  1. older, elder, senior
    ավագ եղբայրavag eġbayrelder brother
    ավագ շաբաթavag šabatʻ(Christianity) Holy Week, Holy Saturday
    ավագ երկուշաբթիavag erkušabtʻi(Christianity) Holy Monday
    ավագ երեկշաբթիavag erekšabtʻi(Christianity) Holy Tuesday
    ավագ չորեքշաբթիavag čʻorekʻšabtʻi(Christianity) Holy Wednesday
    ավագ հինգշաբթիavag hingšabtʻi(Christianity) Holy Thursday
    ավագ ուրբաթavag urbatʻ(Christianity) Good Friday
  2. chief, senior
    ավագ մասնագետavag masnagetsenior specialist
  3. main, principal, first
    ավագ դուռ կամ մուտքavag duṙ kam mutkʻ(church architecture) main entrance

Declension

Noun

ավագ • (avag)

  1. elder
  2. (sports) captain
  3. (military) a rank in the Armenian Armed Forces equivalent to Russian старшина́ (staršiná)

Declension

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