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Georgian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eli/
- Hyphenation: -ელი
Suffix
-ელი • (-eli)
- (added to a noun) -er, -an; a suffix denoting a resident or inhabitant of the place denoted by the proper noun. Used to form a demonym. In some cases it can also produce agent nouns.
- სოფლელი ― sopleli ― villager
- ამერიკელი ― ameriḳeli ― American
- რომაელი ― romaeli ― Roman
- კალათბურთელი ― ḳalatburteli ― basketballer
- ფეხბურთელი ― pexburteli ― footballer
- A suffix producing surnames that usually belong to nobility, akin to German von.
Derived terms