# թոխոր
## Armenian
### Etymology

An Ardeal dialect word. Borrowed from some Slavic descendant of Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (“polecat”); note especially Old East Slavic дохорь (doxorĭ). Cognate with Armeno-Kipchak դխոր (tχor).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /tʰoˈχoɾ/, [tʰoχóɾ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /toˈχoɾ/, [tʰoχóɾ]
* Hyphenation: թո‧խոր

### Noun

թոխոր • (tʻoxor) (Ardeal)
* polecat, European polecat, Mustela putorius
    Synonym: ժանտաքիս (žantakʻis)

#### Usage notes

Most references mistakenly identify with the beech marten, Martes foina.

#### Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | թոխոր (tʻoxor) | թոխորներ (tʻoxorner) |
| dative | թոխորի (tʻoxori) | թոխորների (tʻoxorneri) |
| ablative | թոխորից (tʻoxoricʻ) | թոխորներից (tʻoxornericʻ) |
| instrumental | թոխորով (tʻoxorov) | թոխորներով (tʻoxornerov) |
| locative | — | — |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | թոխորը/թոխորն (tʻoxorə/tʻoxorn) | թոխորները/թոխորներն (tʻoxornerə/tʻoxornern) |
| dative | թոխորին (tʻoxorin) | թոխորներին (tʻoxornerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | թոխորս (tʻoxors) | թոխորներս (tʻoxorners) |
| dative | թոխորիս (tʻoxoris) | թոխորներիս (tʻoxorneris) |
| ablative | թոխորիցս (tʻoxoricʻs) | թոխորներիցս (tʻoxornericʻs) |
| instrumental | թոխորովս (tʻoxorovs) | թոխորներովս (tʻoxornerovs) |
| locative | — | — |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | թոխորդ (tʻoxord) | թոխորներդ (tʻoxornerd) |
| dative | թոխորիդ (tʻoxorid) | թոխորներիդ (tʻoxornerid) |
| ablative | թոխորիցդ (tʻoxoricʻd) | թոխորներիցդ (tʻoxornericʻd) |
| instrumental | թոխորովդ (tʻoxorovd) | թոխորներովդ (tʻoxornerovd) |
| locative | — | — |

#### Descendants

* → Hungarian: Thochor

### References

* ↑ Szongott, Kristóf (1898) A magyarhoni örmény családok genealogiája [Genealogy of Armenian families in Hungary] (in Hungarian), Szamosújvár: Aurora, page 172
* ↑ Száva, Sándor (2020) “թօխօր”, in Xōskʻatʻuġtʻ haynak-angəlnak [Dictionary of the Armenian Dialect of Central Eastern Europe]‎, Beau Bassin, page 107
* ↑ J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 577b
* ↑ Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1891) “fouine”, in Baṙgirkʻ aruesticʻ ew gitutʻeancʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres], volume I (overall work in Old Armenian and French), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 889
* ↑ Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1893) “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʻ aruesticʻ ew gitutʻeancʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ. Hamaṙōt baṙgirkʻ gitutʻeancʻ ew aruesticʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ hayerēn-gałłieren [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres. Concise Armenian–French Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres], volume III (overall work in Old Armenian and French), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 81a

### Further reading

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոխոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 193b, unaware of the origin, connects with թոխորն (tʻoxorn)
* Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “թոխոր”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 328a
* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թոխոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “թոխոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 270a, unaware of the origin
* Pʻēštəmalčean, Grigor (1844) “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui. Mnacʻordkʻ baṙicʻ aṙaǰin hatoroys [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. The Remainder of Words of the First Volume], volume I, Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 156b