კუ
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კუ
Georgian
Alternative forms
- კუვი (ḳuvi)
Etymology
From Old Georgian კუჲ (ḳuy), კუვი (ḳuvi), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ḳu-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Inflection
Declension of კუ (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
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| nominative | კუ (ḳu) | კუები (ḳuebi) | კუნი (ḳuni) |
| ergative | კუმ (ḳum) | კუებმა (ḳuebma) | კუთ(ა) (ḳut(a)) |
| dative | კუს(ა) (ḳus(a)) | კუებს(ა) (ḳuebs(a)) | კუთ(ა) (ḳut(a)) |
| genitive | კუს(ა) (ḳus(a)) | კუების(ა) (ḳuebis(a)) | კუთ(ა) (ḳut(a)) |
| instrumental | კუთ(ა) (ḳut(a)) | კუებით(ა) (ḳuebit(a)) | |
| adverbial | კუდ(ა) (ḳud(a)) | კუებად(ა) (ḳuebad(a)) | |
| vocative | კუვ (ḳuv) | კუებო (ḳuebo) | კუნო (ḳuno) |
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of კუ (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | კუზე (ḳuze) | კუებზე (ḳuebze) |
| -თან (near - ) | კუსთან (ḳustan) | კუებთან (ḳuebtan) |
| -ში (in - ) | კუში (ḳuši) | კუებში (ḳuebši) |
| -ვით (like a - ) | კუსავით (ḳusavit) | კუებივით (ḳuebivit) |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | კუსთვის (ḳustvis) | კუებისთვის (ḳuebistvis) |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | კუსებრ (ḳusebr) | კუებისებრ (ḳuebisebr) |
| -კენ (towards - ) | კუსკენ (ḳusḳen) | კუებისკენ (ḳuebisḳen) |
| -გან (from/of - ) | კუსგან (ḳusgan) | კუებისგან (ḳuebisgan) |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | კუდან (ḳudan) | კუებიდან (ḳuebidan) |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | კუთურთ (ḳuturt) | კუებითურთ (ḳuebiturt) |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | კუმდე (ḳumde) | კუებამდე (ḳuebamde) |
Derived terms
- კუს ნაბიჯით (ḳus nabiǯit)
See also
| Chess pieces in Georgian · ჭადრაკის ფიგურები (č̣adraḳis pigurebi) (layout · text) | |||||
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| მეფე (mepe) | დედოფალი (dedopali), ლაზიერი (lazieri) | ეტლი (eṭli) | კუ (ḳu) | მხედარი (mxedari) | პაიკი (ṗaiḳi) |
Mingrelian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ḳu-.
Noun
Descendants
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “კუ¹, კუ²”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 732
- Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “კუ”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 262a
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “კუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Noun
კუ • (ḳu)
- Alternative form of კჷ (ḳə)