երեկուն

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From երեկ (erek). There are different theories on the origin of -ուն (-un).

Noun

երեկուն • (erekun)

  1. evening

Adverb

երեկուն • (erekun)

  1. in the evening

Adjective

երեկուն • (erekun)

  1. of the evening

Descendants
  • Armenian: իրիկուն (irikun)

References
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երեկուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երեկուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 261
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