ბრძენი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ბრძენი (brʒeni).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b̥ɾd͡zeni]
- Hyphenation: ბრძე‧ნი
Adjective
ბრძენი • (brʒeni) (comparative უფრო ბრძენი, superlative ყველაზე ბრძენი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
ბრძენი (brʒeni) |
| ergative | ბრძენმა (brʒenma) |
| dative, adverbial | ბრძენ (brʒen) |
| vocative | ბრძენო (brʒeno) |
Derived terms
- სიბრძნე (sibrʒne)
Descendants
- → Bats: ბრძენ (brʒen)
- → Svan: ბრძენ (brʒen)
Further reading
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ბრძენი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 36a
- Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, pages 295–296, proposes a difficult borrowing from Middle Persian [script needed] (plcʾnk' /frazānag/, “wise, intelligent”)