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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ეშვი (ešvi), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ešw- (“wild boar, pig”). Cognate with Mingrelian ოსქუ (osku, “pigsty”).
Possibly Georgian იშელი (išeli, “pigsty”) also belongs to this word family.
Pronunciation
Noun
ეშვი • (ešvi) (plural ეშვები)
- fang
- canine, canine tooth
Inflection
Postpositional inflection of ეშვი (see Georgian postpositions)
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postpositions taking a dative case
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singular
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plural
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-ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ეშვზე (ešvze)
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ეშვებზე (ešvebze)
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-თან (-tan, “near”)
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ეშვთან (ešvtan)
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ეშვებთან (ešvebtan)
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-ში (-ši, “in”)
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ეშვში (ešvši)
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ეშვებში (ešvebši)
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-ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ეშვივით (ešvivit)
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ეშვებივით (ešvebivit)
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postpositions taking a genitive case
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singular
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plural
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-თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ეშვისთვის (ešvistvis)
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ეშვებისთვის (ešvebistvis)
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-ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ეშვისებრ (ešvisebr)
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ეშვებისებრ (ešvebisebr)
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-კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ეშვისკენ (ešvisḳen)
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ეშვებისკენ (ešvebisḳen)
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-გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ეშვისგან (ešvisgan)
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ეშვებისგან (ešvebisgan)
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postpositions taking an instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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-დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ეშვიდან (ešvidan)
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ეშვებიდან (ešvebidan)
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-ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ეშვითურთ (ešviturt)
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ეშვებითურთ (ešvebiturt)
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postpositions taking an adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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-მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ეშვამდე (ešvamde)
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ეშვებამდე (ešvebamde)
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References
- Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 113–114
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 152
Old Georgian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ešw- (“wild boar, pig”). Cognate with Mingrelian ოსქუ (osku, “pigsty”).
Noun
ეშვი • (ešvi)
- wild boar
Descendants
References
- Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 113–114
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 152