ღვია
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Georgian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Georgian ღჳვი (ɣwivi), from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣwiw-, see the latter for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
- juniper tree
Inflection
| Declension of ღვია (see Georgian declension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
| nominative | ღვია (ɣvia) | ღვიები (ɣviebi) | ღვიანი (ɣviani) |
| ergative | ღვიამ (ɣviam) | ღვიებმა (ɣviebma) | ღვიათ(ა) (ɣviat(a)) |
| dative | ღვიას(ა) (ɣvias(a)) | ღვიებს(ა) (ɣviebs(a)) | ღვიათ(ა) (ɣviat(a)) |
| genitive | ღვიის(ა) (ɣviis(a)) | ღვიების(ა) (ɣviebis(a)) | ღვიათ(ა) (ɣviat(a)) |
| instrumental | ღვიით(ა) (ɣviit(a)) | ღვიებით(ა) (ɣviebit(a)) | |
| adverbial | ღვიად(ა) (ɣviad(a)) | ღვიებად(ა) (ɣviebad(a)) | |
| vocative | ღვიავ (ɣviav) | ღვიებო (ɣviebo) | ღვიანო (ɣviano) |
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
| Postpositional inflection of ღვია (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
|---|---|---|
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
| -ზე (-ze, “on”) | ღვიაზე (ɣviaze) | ღვიებზე (ɣviebze) |
| -თან (-tan, “near”) | ღვიასთან (ɣviastan) | ღვიებთან (ɣviebtan) |
| -ში (-ši, “in”) | ღვიაში (ɣviaši) | ღვიებში (ɣviebši) |
| -ვით (-vit, “like”) | ღვიასავით (ɣviasavit) | ღვიებივით (ɣviebivit) |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (-tvis, “for”) | ღვიისთვის (ɣviistvis) | ღვიებისთვის (ɣviebistvis) |
| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | ღვიისებრ (ɣviisebr) | ღვიებისებრ (ɣviebisebr) |
| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | ღვიისკენ (ɣviisḳen) | ღვიებისკენ (ɣviebisḳen) |
| -გან (-gan, “from/of”) | ღვიისგან (ɣviisgan) | ღვიებისგან (ɣviebisgan) |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (-dan, “from/since”) | ღვიიდან (ɣviidan) | ღვიებიდან (ɣviebidan) |
| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | ღვიითურთ (ɣviiturt) | ღვიებითურთ (ɣviebiturt) |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (-mde, “up to”) | ღვიამდე (ɣviamde) | ღვიებამდე (ɣviebamde) |
Descendants
Further reading
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ღვია”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ღვია”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 380a
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ღვია”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo