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Suffixed to nouns and adjectives for the purpose of euphony. Separates the final consonant of a suffixed term from the initial consonant of the next word. It may also split a postposition-attached word (see -ა-(-a-)).
In sentences where a list of two or more nouns are connected in series, with the last noun preceded by the conjunction და(da, “and”), this suffix is appended to the noun before და(da, “and”). For example, მან თქვა რომ არ უღალატებდა სამშობლოს ენასა და სარწმუნოებას (he said that he would never betray his country, language and faith).
Ǯorbenaʒe, B., Ḳobaiʒe, M., Beriʒe, M. (1988) “-ა⁷”, in Kartuli enis morpemebisa da modaluri elemenṭebis leksiḳoni [Dictionary of morphemes and modal elements in Georgian] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 14
Fähnrich, Heinz (2012) Die georgische Sprache (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.22) (in German), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 597
Ǯorbenaʒe, B., Ḳobaiʒe, M., Beriʒe, M. (1988) “-ა⁹”, in Kartuli enis morpemebisa da modaluri elemenṭebis leksiḳoni [Dictionary of morphemes and modal elements in Georgian] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 15
Vogt, Hans (1971) Grammaire de la langue géorgienne (in French), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 65