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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian კეტი (ḳeṭi), კედი (ḳedi), whence also Old Armenian կեդ (ked).
Pronunciation
Noun
კეტი • (ḳeṭi) (plural კეტები)
- baton, large stick
Inflection
| Postpositional inflection of კეტი (see Georgian postpositions)
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| postpositions taking the dative case
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singular
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plural
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| -ზე (-ze, “on”)
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კეტზე (ḳeṭze)
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კეტებზე (ḳeṭebze)
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| -თან (-tan, “near”)
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კეტთან (ḳeṭtan)
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კეტებთან (ḳeṭebtan)
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| -ში (-ši, “in”)
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კეტში (ḳeṭši)
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კეტებში (ḳeṭebši)
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| -ვით (-vit, “like”)
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კეტივით (ḳeṭivit)
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კეტებივით (ḳeṭebivit)
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| postpositions taking the genitive case
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singular
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plural
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| -თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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კეტისთვის (ḳeṭistvis)
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კეტებისთვის (ḳeṭebistvis)
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| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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კეტისებრ (ḳeṭisebr)
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კეტებისებრ (ḳeṭebisebr)
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| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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კეტისკენ (ḳeṭisḳen)
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კეტებისკენ (ḳeṭebisḳen)
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| -გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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კეტისგან (ḳeṭisgan)
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კეტებისგან (ḳeṭebisgan)
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| -ადმი (-admi, “in relation to”)
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კეტისადმი (ḳeṭisadmi)
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კეტებისადმი (ḳeṭebisadmi)
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| postpositions taking the instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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| -დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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კეტიდან (ḳeṭidan)
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კეტებიდან (ḳeṭebidan)
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| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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კეტითურთ (ḳeṭiturt)
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კეტებითურთ (ḳeṭebiturt)
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| postpositions taking the adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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| -მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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კეტამდე (ḳeṭamde)
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კეტებამდე (ḳeṭebamde)
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Descendants
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կեդ”, 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 566b
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “კეტი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “კედი / კეტი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 557–558, glossed as Stock
Laz
Etymology
From Georgian კეტი (ḳeṭi).
Noun
კეტი • (ǩeťi) (plural კეტეფე)
- arrow
- Synonyms: ისიჯი (isici), სილე (sile)
- stick
Derived terms
Further reading
- Amse-de Jong, Tine H. (2004) “ǩeťi”, in Laz–English Dictionary, Freudenstadt: Kaukasus Verlag, →ISBN, page 45a
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “კეტი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
- Marr, N. (1910) “კეტი”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 154a
Mingrelian
Etymology
From Georgian კეტი (ḳeṭi).
Noun
კეტი • (ḳeṭi) (plural კეტეფი)
- bludgeon, flail
Descendants
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “კეტი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 678
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “კეტი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN