մօրու
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- մաւրու (mawru)
Etymology
The original spelling is մաւրու (mawru), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂trui(e)h₂-, from *méh₂tēr. Cognate with Ancient Greek μητρυιά (mētruiá, “stepmother”), Proto-Germanic *mōdrijǭ. See also հօրու (hōru).
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մօրու (mōru) | մօրուք (mōrukʻ) | |
| genitive | մօրուի (mōrui) | մօրուաց (mōruacʻ) | |
| dative | մօրուի (mōrui) | մօրուաց (mōruacʻ) | |
| accusative | մօրու (mōru) | մօրուս (mōrus) | |
| ablative | մօրուէ (mōruē) | մօրուաց (mōruacʻ) | |
| instrumental | մօրուաւ (mōruaw) | մօրուօք (mōruōkʻ) | |
| locative | մօրուի (mōrui) | մօրուս (mōrus) | |
| the ablative singular can be ի մօրոջէ (i mōroǰē) | |||
Descendants
- Armenian: մորու (moru)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մօրու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մօրու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մօրու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 453
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