თებო

Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Georgian თებო (tebo), from Old Armenian թեփ (tʻepʻ, husk; bran; scale of a fish; *dandruff). The ending -o instead of -i is due to o-stem declension of Armenian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʰebo]
  • Hyphenation: თე‧ბო

Noun

თებო • (tebo) (uncountable)

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  2. dandruff

Declension

Declension of თებო (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative თებო (tebo)
ergative თებომ (tebom)
dative თებოს(ა) (tebos(a))
genitive თებოს(ა) (tebos(a))
instrumental თებოთ(ა) (tebot(a))
adverbial თებოდ(ა) (tebod(a))
vocative თებოვ (tebov)

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.

Postpositional inflection of თებო (see Georgian postpositions)
dative-case postpositions singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) თებოზე (teboze)
-თან (-tan, near) თებოსთან (tebostan)
-ში (-ši, in) თებოში (teboši)
-ვით (-vit, like) თებოსავით (tebosavit)
genitive-case postpositions singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) თებოსთვის (tebostvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) თებოსებრ (tebosebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) თებოსკენ (tebosḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) თებოსგან (tebosgan)
-ადმი (-admi, in relation to) თებოსადმი (tebosadmi)
instrumental-case postpositions singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) თებოდან (tebodan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) თებოთურთ (teboturt)
adverbial-case postpositions singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) თებომდე (tebomde)

Synonyms

References

  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1949) “თებო”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], compiled 1685–1716, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, page 135
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թեփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press