წუთი

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Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Georgian წუთი (c̣uti), from Old Georgian წუთი (c̣uti). For the meaning shift, compare Old Armenian րոպէ (ropē, second; moment) and Eastern Armenian րոպե (rope, minute).

The primary meaning is partially retained in the derived term წუთიერი (c̣utieri, momentary).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: წუ‧თი

Noun

წუთი (c̣uti) (plural წუთები)

  1. minute (one-sixtieth of an hour)
  2. (Middle Georgian) second (one-sixtieth of a minute)

Inflection

Declension of წუთი (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative წუთი (c̣uti) წუთები (c̣utebi) წუთნი (c̣utni)
ergative წუთმა (c̣utma) წუთებმა (c̣utebma) წუთთ(ა) (c̣utt(a))
dative წუთს(ა) (c̣uts(a)) წუთებს(ა) (c̣utebs(a)) წუთთ(ა) (c̣utt(a))
genitive წუთის(ა) (c̣utis(a)) წუთების(ა) (c̣utebis(a)) წუთთ(ა) (c̣utt(a))
instrumental წუთით(ა) (c̣utit(a)) წუთებით(ა) (c̣utebit(a))
adverbial წუთად(ა) (c̣utad(a)) წუთებად(ა) (c̣utebad(a))
vocative წუთო (c̣uto) წუთებო (c̣utebo) წუთნო (c̣utno)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of წუთი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking the dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) წუთზე (c̣utze) წუთებზე (c̣utebze)
-თან (-tan, near) წუთთან (c̣uttan) წუთებთან (c̣utebtan)
-ში (-ši, in) წუთში (c̣utši) წუთებში (c̣utebši)
-ვით (-vit, like) წუთივით (c̣utivit) წუთებივით (c̣utebivit)
postpositions taking the genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) წუთისთვის (c̣utistvis) წუთებისთვის (c̣utebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) წუთისებრ (c̣utisebr) წუთებისებრ (c̣utebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) წუთისკენ (c̣utisḳen) წუთებისკენ (c̣utebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) წუთისგან (c̣utisgan) წუთებისგან (c̣utebisgan)
-ადმი (-admi, in relation to) წუთისადმი (c̣utisadmi) წუთებისადმი (c̣utebisadmi)
postpositions taking the instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) წუთიდან (c̣utidan) წუთებიდან (c̣utebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) წუთითურთ (c̣utiturt) წუთებითურთ (c̣utebiturt)
postpositions taking the adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) წუთამდე (c̣utamde) წუთებამდე (c̣utebamde)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: წუთ (c̣ut)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წუთი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 551
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “წამი”, 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 443

Old Georgian

Etymology

Of unknown origin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

წუთი (c̣uti)

  1. momentary

Descendants

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წუთი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 551