-ა̈ჲ

Svan

Alternative forms
  • -აჲ (-ay), -ა̈ (-ä)

Etymology

Both senses are from Proto-Kartvelian *-a.

Suffix

-ა̈ჲ • (-äy)

  1. Suffixed to nouns to form privative adjectives
    ‎*კუ̂არჩხ- (*ḳûarčx-, “foot”) (← Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwarc₁x-) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎კუ̂არჩხა̈ჲ (ḳûarčxäy, “lame”, literally “footless”)
  2. Expresses having something
    ‎გობრა̈ნჯ (gobränǯ, “chest”) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎გობრა̈ნჯა̈ჲ (gobränǯäy, “big-chested; potbellied”)
    ‎*ბანძ- (*banʒ-, “thick hair”) (← Proto-Kartvelian *banʒ-) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎ბანძა̈ჲ (banʒäy, “thick-haired”)
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