# անձրուկ
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Greek αντζούγα (antzoúga), αντζούγια (antzoúgia), orthographied reflecting the Western Armenian pronunciation. See the Greek entry for more. Doublet of անչոուս (ančʻous), which arrived through Russian.
First found in the Armenian–Latin dictionary of Stefanus Roszka, quoting a geographical work known only to him. Copied from that dictionary into the standard dictionaries and hence accepted as the standard designation of “anchovy” in the literary language. See also թուխու (tʻuxu), լոսդի (losdi), թառափ (tʻaṙapʻ) for other fish names with a similar fate.

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ɑnd͡zˈɾuk/, [ɑnd͡zɾúk]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ɑnt͡sˈɾuɡ/, [ɑnt͡sʰɾúɡ]
* Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)

### Noun

անձրուկ • (anjruk) (initially probably Ardeal)
* anchovy, Engraulis
    Synonyms: անչոուս (ančʻous), (dialectal) խամսի (xamsi), (dialectal) քապչին (kʻapčʻin)
** finished 1731, Stefanus Roszka, Armenian–Latin Dictionary , (quoting from an unknown work abbreviated as Ašx. lg.):Անձրուկք, որք երամովին լողան, են յոյժ մանունքAnjrukkʻ, orkʻ eramovin loġan, en yoyž manunkʻAnchovies, which swim in company, are very small

#### Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | անձրուկ (anjruk) | անձրուկներ (anjrukner) |
| dative | անձրուկի (anjruki) | անձրուկների (anjrukneri) |
| ablative | անձրուկից (anjrukicʻ) | անձրուկներից (anjruknericʻ) |
| instrumental | անձրուկով (anjrukov) | անձրուկներով (anjruknerov) |
| locative | — | — |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | անձրուկը/անձրուկն (anjrukə/anjrukn) | անձրուկները/անձրուկներն (anjruknerə/anjruknern) |
| dative | անձրուկին (anjrukin) | անձրուկներին (anjruknerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | անձրուկս (anjruks) | անձրուկներս (anjrukners) |
| dative | անձրուկիս (anjrukis) | անձրուկներիս (anjrukneris) |
| ablative | անձրուկիցս (anjrukicʻs) | անձրուկներիցս (anjruknericʻs) |
| instrumental | անձրուկովս (anjrukovs) | անձրուկներովս (anjruknerovs) |
| locative | — | — |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | անձրուկդ (anjrukd) | անձրուկներդ (anjruknerd) |
| dative | անձրուկիդ (anjrukid) | անձրուկներիդ (anjruknerid) |
| ablative | անձրուկիցդ (anjrukicʻd) | անձրուկներիցդ (anjruknericʻd) |
| instrumental | անձրուկովդ (anjrukovd) | անձրուկներովդ (anjruknerovd) |
| locative | — | — |

### References

* ↑ Ġazaryan, Ṙuben (2001) “անձրուկ”, in Kendanineri anunneri hayeren-ṙuseren-latineren kargabanakan baṙaran. Girkʻ D. Jkner [An Armenian–Russian–Latin Taxonomic Dictionary of Animal Names. Book IV. Fish] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Macmillan Armenia, →ISBN, § 98, page 11
* ↑ Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “անձրուկ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎, edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 52

### Further reading

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “անձրուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 205a, not knowing about the Greek word and therefore rejecting the connection with Italian acciuga, French anchois
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “անձրուկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 197b
* J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “անձրուկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 60a, not knowing the origin
* Koylawean (Goilaw), Awetikʻ (1884–1889) “Anchovi”, in Baṙagirkʻ germanerēn-hayerēn [Deutsch-armenisches Wörterbuch]‎, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 62b
* Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (1882–1884) “anchois”, in Baṙagirkʻ i gałłierēn lezuē i hayerēn [Dictionnaire français-arménien], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian Press, page 60a
* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անձրուկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 41a