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Georgian
Etymology
Likely originates from the call for cats – ციფ (cip) – and is related to Mingrelian ციბა (ciba, “cat”). Compare Georgian კუსა (ḳusa, “doggy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sipʰa/,
- Hyphenation: ცი‧ფა
Noun
ციფა • (cipa) (plural ციფები)
- (chiefy western dialects, endearing, diminutive) cat, kitty
- Synonyms: ფისო (piso), კატა (ḳaṭa)
Inflection
| Postpositional inflection of ციფა (see Georgian postpositions)
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| postpositions taking a dative case
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singular
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plural
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| -ზე (-ze, “on”)
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ციფაზე (cipaze)
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ციფებზე (cipebze)
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| -თან (-tan, “near”)
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ციფასთან (cipastan)
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ციფებთან (cipebtan)
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| -ში (-ši, “in”)
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ციფაში (cipaši)
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ციფებში (cipebši)
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| -ვით (-vit, “like”)
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ციფასავით (cipasavit)
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ციფებივით (cipebivit)
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| postpositions taking a genitive case
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singular
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plural
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| -თვის (-tvis, “for”)
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ციფასთვის (cipastvis)
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ციფებისთვის (cipebistvis)
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| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”)
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ციფასებრ (cipasebr)
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ციფებისებრ (cipebisebr)
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| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”)
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ციფასკენ (cipasḳen)
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ციფებისკენ (cipebisḳen)
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| -გან (-gan, “from/of”)
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ციფასგან (cipasgan)
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ციფებისგან (cipebisgan)
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| postpositions taking an instrumental case
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singular
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plural
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| -დან (-dan, “from/since”)
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ციფადან (cipadan)
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ციფებიდან (cipebidan)
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| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”)
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ციფათურთ (cipaturt)
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ციფებითურთ (cipebiturt)
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| postpositions taking an adverbial case
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singular
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plural
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| -მდე (-mde, “up to”)
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ციფამდე (cipamde)
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ციფებამდე (cipebamde)
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