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Georgian
- 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
From Proto-Kartvelian *lʿi- -e.[1]
Pronunciation
Circumfix
სი- -ე • (si- -e)
- Circumfixed to adjectives, and sometimes nouns, to form abstract nouns: -hood, -ity, -ness
Usage notes
- 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”).
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References
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 723