Georgian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- სი- -ო (si- -o) — for roots ending in /b/ after deletion of the adjective ending -ელი/ილი
- სი- -ვე (si- -ve) — for roots ending in /o/ and, variably, /e a u/
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Kartvelian *lʿi- -e.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Circumfix
[edit]- Circumfixed to adjectives, and sometimes nouns, to form abstract nouns: -hood, -ity, -ness
Usage notes
[edit]- When attached to adjectives ending in -ელი (-eli)/-ილი (-ili), that suffix is often lost; cf. გრძ-ელი (grʒ-eli, “long”) > სი-გრძ-ე (si-grʒ-e, “length”).
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Mingrelian: სი- -ე (si- -e)
See also
[edit]- -ობა (-oba)
References
[edit]- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 723