გო-

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ga(n)- (preverb of direction "outside, outwards"). Cognate with Georgian გა- (ga-) and Mingrelian გო- (go-).

Preverb

გო- (go-) (Latin spelling go-)

  1. around
    გო- (go-) + ‎ბღ- (bğ-, to pour) → ‎გობღუნ (gobğun, A granular solid is lying scattered on something high)
  2. Function unknown
    გო- (go-) + ‎ჭკონდ- (ç̌ǩond-, to forget) → ‎გოჭკონდუნ (goç̌ǩondun, S/he forgets)

Usage notes

  • It becomes გვ- (gv-) before (a) in Atina, Vizha, Artasheni and Chkhala dialects and sometimes in Batumi dialect.
  • It becomes გ- (g-) before vowels (except for (i)) in Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects.
  • It stays გო- (go-) before (i) in Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects, becomes გუ- (gu-) in Chkhala and Batumi dialects.
  • It becomes გვ- (gv-) before (o) in Vizha, Artasheni and Chkhala dialects.
  • It becomes გუ- (gu-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go) but It stays გო- (go-) before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi) in Batumi Dialect.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “go-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “გო-”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi