սաստիկ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian սաստիկ (sastik).

Pronunciation

Adjective

սաստիկ • (sastik) (superlative ամենասաստիկ)

  1. severe, intense, terrible
    սաստիկ բուքsastik bukʻsevere snowstorm
  2. strong, powerful, fierce
  3. great, extreme, excessive

Declension

Adverb

սաստիկ • (sastik)

  1. severely, intensely, terribly, extremely
    սաստիկ ցավում եմsastik cʻavum emI am terribly sorry

Old Armenian

Etymology

սաստ (sast) + -իկ (-ik)

Adjective

սաստիկ • (sastik)

  1. excessive, extreme, great, grievous, enormous
    սաստիկ տգէտsastik tgētdownright or perfectly ignorant person
  2. intense, violent, vehement, impetuous, strong, lively, ardent, fiery
  3. rigid, rigorous, rude, severe, austere, insupportable

Declension

Adverb

սաստիկ • (sastik)

  1. vehemently, vigorously, impetuously, strongly, with all one's force, power or strength
  2. greatly, excessively, extremely, grievously, violently, sharply, harshly, rigidly, severely, rigorously

Descendants

  • Armenian: սաստիկ (sastik)
  • Georgian: სასტიკი (sasṭiḳi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սաստիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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