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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ძუელი (ʒueli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁w-el- (“old”), from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁w- (“to be old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡zveli/,
- Hyphenation: ძვე‧ლი
Adjective
| Case
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adjective
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| nominative, genitive, instrumental
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ძველი (ʒveli)
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| ergative
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ძველმა (ʒvelma)
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| dative, adverbial
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ძველ (ʒvel)
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| vocative
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ძველო (ʒvelo)
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ძველი • (ʒveli) (comparative უფრო ძველი, superlative უძველესი)
- old
- former
Usage notes
When speaking of elderly people, მოხუცი (moxuci) is preferred.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
ძველი • (ʒveli) (plural ძველები)
- (colloquial) thief in law
Synonyms
Further reading
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ძველი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press