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Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ადრე (adre), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *adr-. Cognate with Mingrelian ორდო (ordo, “morning”), Laz ოდრო (odro), ორდო (ordo, “quick, fast; incessantly”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ადრე • (adre)
- early
- in the past
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “early”): გვიან (gvian)
- (antonym(s) of “in the past”): მომავალში (momavalši)
Derived terms
See also
References
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ადრე”, 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 20
- Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ადრე”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press, page 19
Old Georgian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *adr- (sometimes also reconstructed as *ard- (“early”) and *adr-a(d) (“early, fast”)).
Adverb
ადრე • (adre)
- early
- tomorrow
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 79
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 33
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 2
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ადრე”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 2