gruzīns

Derived from Russian грузи́нъ (gruzín), (given the non-Latvian suffix -īn), itself probably from the Persian designation of Georgians as Gurjhān and the country as Gurjistan (compare Russian Гру́зия (Grúzija)), which stemmed from the Ancient Iranian and Middle Persian vrkān/waručān, possibly a variant form of varkân “land of the wolves.” The Western forms, like English Georgia, result from folk etymology associating the Persian forms with Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer”), and have been sometimes connected to the name of Saint George.

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gruzīns m (1st declension, feminine form: gruzīniete)

1. a Georgian man, a man born in the country of Georgia or of Georgian descent

   gruzīni dedzīgi lasa savas vārsmas ― the Georgians eagerly read their verses

   zooparkā pie pērtiķu krātiņa stāv un strīdās armēnis un gruzīns ― in the zoo, an Armenian and a Georgian are engaged in an argument at the monkey cage

2. (genitive plural) Georgian; pertaining to Georgia and its people

   gruzīnu valoda ― the Georgian language

   gruzīnu alfabēts ― the Georgian alphabet

   gruzīnu literatūra ― Georgian literature

   gruzīnu nacionālā kultūra ― Georgian national culture

• Gruzija
• gruzīnisks
• gruzīnu valoda