გრილა

Georgian

Etymology

From გრილი (grili, “cool”) with the verb არს (ars, “to be”). The verb soon turned impersonal and got new screeve forms (გრილოდა (griloda), გრილოდეს (grilodes)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡ̊ɾiɫa]
  • Hyphenation: გრი‧ლა

Verb

გრილა • (grila) (third-person singular present indicative)

  1. (impersonal) to be cool, chilly, fresh, brisk (weather), when it's less than cold and pleasantly so
    Synonym: ცივა (civa)
    ზაფხულის ბოლოს საღამოობით გრილა ხოლმე.
    zapxulis bolos saɣamoobit grila xolme.
    Late summer evenings are usually chilly.

Further reading

  • Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: University Press, § 565, pages 528-530
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