ალაო
Georgian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Mirianischvili connects with Armenian ալուր (alur), a dialectal form of ալյուր (alyur, “flour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alao/, [aɫao]
- Hyphenation: ალაო
Inflection
Declension of ალაო (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ალაო (alao) | ||
| ergative | ალაომ (alaom) | ||
| dative | ალაოს(ა) (alaos(a)) | ||
| genitive | ალაოს(ა) (alaos(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ალაოთ(ა) (alaot(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ალაოდ(ა) (alaod(a)) | ||
| vocative | ალაოვ (alaov) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of ალაო (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | ალაოზე (alaoze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | ალაოსთან (alaostan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | ალაოში (alaoši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | ალაოსავით (alaosavit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | ალაოსთვის (alaostvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | ალაოსებრ (alaosebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | ალაოსკენ (alaosḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | ალაოსგან (alaosgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | ალაოდან (alaodan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | ალაოთურთ (alaoturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | ალაომდე (alaomde) |
Derived terms
- ალაო პური (alao ṗuri)
- ალაოდ (alaod)
Descendants
- → Bats: ალავ (alav)
See also
- ქერი (keri)
References
- Mirianischvili, Pierre (1910) “Sur le rapport mutuel entre le géorgien et l'arménien”, in Revue de Linguistique et de Philologie comparée (in French), volume 43, Paris, page 245 of 233–270
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