Գամիրք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɡɑˈmiɾkʰ/, [ɡɑmíɾkʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /kɑˈmiɾk/, [kʰɑmíɾkʰ]

Proper noun

Գամիրք • (Gamirkʻ)

1. Cappadocia

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ)
dative	Գամիրքի (Gamirkʻi)
ablative	Գամիրքից (Gamirkʻicʻ)
instrumental	Գամիրքով (Gamirkʻov)
locative	Գամիրքում (Gamirkʻum)
	definite forms
nominative	Գամիրքը/Գամիրքն (Gamirkʻə/Gamirkʻn)
dative	Գամիրքին (Gamirkʻin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Գամիրքս (Gamirkʻs)
dative	Գամիրքիս (Gamirkʻis)
ablative	Գամիրքիցս (Gamirkʻicʻs)
instrumental	Գամիրքովս (Gamirkʻovs)
locative	Գամիրքումս (Gamirkʻums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Գամիրքդ (Gamirkʻd)
dative	Գամիրքիդ (Gamirkʻid)
ablative	Գամիրքիցդ (Gamirkʻicʻd)
instrumental	Գամիրքովդ (Gamirkʻovd)
locative	Գամիրքումդ (Gamirkʻumd)

Synonyms

• Կապադովկիա (Kapadovkia)

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from the ethnonym of the Cimmerians, who settled in Cappadocia after they invaded Asia Minor in first millennium BC, +‎ -ք (-kʻ).

Proper noun

Գամիրք • (Gamirkʻ) pl

1. Cappadocia

Declension

a-type

	plural only (plurale tantum)
nominative	Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ)
genitive	Գամրաց (Gamracʻ)
dative	Գամրաց (Gamracʻ)
accusative	Գամիրս (Gamirs)
ablative	Գամրաց (Gamracʻ)
instrumental	Գամրաւք = Գամրօք (Gamrawkʻ = Gamrōkʻ)
locative	Գամիրս (Gamirs)

Synonyms

• Կապադովկիա (Kapadovkia)

Descendants

• Armenian: Գամիրք (Gamirkʻ)