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Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *-et. Doublet of -ეთი (-eti), which is from Old Georgian -ეთი (-eti).
Suffix
-ათი • (-ati) (Latin spelling -ati)
- Added to nouns or adjectives in order to form names of places
- პაპილი (p̌ap̌ili, “Pope”) + -ათი (-ati) → პაპილათი (p̌ap̌ilati, “Arılı, Arhavi”, literally “Land of Pope”)
- ფერონი (peroni, “with colour”) + -ათი (-ati) → ფერონითი (peroniti, “Çamlıköy, Hopa”, literally “Land with colours”)
- კვარია (ǩvaria, “crow”) + -ათი (-ati) → კვარიათი (ǩvariati, “Kvariati”, literally “Land of crows”)
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Mingrelian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *-et. Doublet of -ეთი (-eti).
Suffix
-ათი • (-ati)
- Added to nouns in order to form names of places
- *ცუცხუ- (*cucxu-, “linden”) + -ათი (-ati) → ცუცხვათი (cucxvati, literally “Land of lindens”)
- ზანი (zani, “Zan”) + -ათი (-ati) → ზანათი (zanati, literally “Land of Zans”)
Derived terms
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