լաստ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian լաստ (last).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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լաստ (last)

  1. raft, float

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative լաստ (last) լաստեր (laster)
dative լաստի (lasti) լաստերի (lasteri)
ablative լաստից (lasticʻ) լաստերից (lastericʻ)
instrumental լաստով (lastov) լաստերով (lasterov)
locative լաստում (lastum) լաստերում (lasterum)
definite forms
nominative լաստը/լաստն (lastə/lastn) լաստերը/լաստերն (lasterə/lastern)
dative լաստին (lastin) լաստերին (lasterin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative լաստս (lasts) լաստերս (lasters)
dative լաստիս (lastis) լաստերիս (lasteris)
ablative լաստիցս (lasticʻs) լաստերիցս (lastericʻs)
instrumental լաստովս (lastovs) լաստերովս (lasterovs)
locative լաստումս (lastums) լաստերումս (lasterums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative լաստդ (lastd) լաստերդ (lasterd)
dative լաստիդ (lastid) լաստերիդ (lasterid)
ablative լաստիցդ (lasticʻd) լաստերիցդ (lastericʻd)
instrumental լաստովդ (lastovd) լաստերովդ (lasterovd)
locative լաստումդ (lastumd) լաստերումդ (lasterumd)

Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *lasdā-. Cognates include Lithuanian lazdà (stick, rod, staff) and Latvian lazda (hazel bush). The original meaning of the Armenian word was “wood, log”, from which gradually the sense of “raft”, “to build” (in լաստեմ (lastem)), etc. developed.

Noun

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լաստ (last)

  1. raft, float
    դադարք լաստիdadarkʻ lastiport, haven, harbour
  2. (nautical) keel of a ship
  3. bedstead

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: լաստ (last)
  • Georgian: ლასტი (lasṭi)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “լաստ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “լաստ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “լաստ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy