შუქი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian შუქი (šuki, ray (of light)), borrowed from Old Armenian շուք (šukʻ, shade; headcover; honour, brilliancy).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: შუ‧ქი

Noun

შუქი (šuki) (usually uncountable, plural შუქები)

  1. light (of the sun or other source)
    Synonym: სინათლე (sinatle)
    მზის შუქიmzis šukisunlight
    მწვანე შუქიmc̣vane šukigreen light
  2. ray, beam
    Synonym: სხივი (sxivi)
  3. electricity
  4. (by extension) lamppost
  5. beauty, elegance

Inflection

Declension of შუქი (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative შუქი (šuki) შუქები (šukebi) შუქნი (šukni)
ergative შუქმა (šukma) შუქებმა (šukebma) შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a))
dative შუქს(ა) (šuks(a)) შუქებს(ა) (šukebs(a)) შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a))
genitive შუქის(ა) (šukis(a)) შუქების(ა) (šukebis(a)) შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a))
instrumental შუქით(ა) (šukit(a)) შუქებით(ა) (šukebit(a))
adverbial შუქად(ა) (šukad(a)) შუქებად(ა) (šukebad(a))
vocative შუქო (šuko) შუქებო (šukebo) შუქნო (šukno)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of შუქი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking the dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) შუქზე (šukze) შუქებზე (šukebze)
-თან (-tan, near) შუქთან (šuktan) შუქებთან (šukebtan)
-ში (-ši, in) შუქში (šukši) შუქებში (šukebši)
-ვით (-vit, like) შუქივით (šukivit) შუქებივით (šukebivit)
postpositions taking the genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) შუქისთვის (šukistvis) შუქებისთვის (šukebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) შუქისებრ (šukisebr) შუქებისებრ (šukebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) შუქისკენ (šukisḳen) შუქებისკენ (šukebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) შუქისგან (šukisgan) შუქებისგან (šukebisgan)
-ადმი (-admi, in relation to) შუქისადმი (šukisadmi) შუქებისადმი (šukebisadmi)
postpositions taking the instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) შუქიდან (šukidan) შუქებიდან (šukebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) შუქითურთ (šukiturt) შუქებითურთ (šukebiturt)
postpositions taking the adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) შუქამდე (šukamde) შუქებამდე (šukebamde)

Derived terms

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “შუქი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 509
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շուք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čubinov, David (1840) “შუქი”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 589