ლირფი
Georgian
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian լիրբ (lirb). Doublet of ლირბი (lirbi), borrowed from Old Armenian լիրբ (lirb). Old Armenian -րբ (-rb) developed into IPA(key): /ɾpʰ/, [ɾpʰ] in Armenian dialects.
Adjective
ლირფი • (lirpi) (comparative უფრო ლირფი, superlative ყველაზე ლირფი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
ლირფი (lirpi) |
| ergative | ლირფმა (lirpma) |
| dative, adverbial | ლირფ (lirp) |
| vocative | ლირფო (lirpo) |
Derived terms
- ლირფობა (lirpoba)
- სილირფე (silirpe)
- გალირფებული (galirpebuli)
Related terms
- ლირწი (lirc̣i)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լիրբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 287a
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ლირფი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
- Grišašvili, Ioseb (1997) “ლირფი”, in Kalakuri leksiḳoni [Urban Dictionary][1], prepared by Rusudan Ḳusrašvili, Tbilisi: Samšoblo, pages 141–141
- Schmidt, Karl Horst (1962) Studien zur Rekonstruktion des Lautstandes der südkaukasischen Grundsprache (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes; XXXIV, 3)[2] (in German), Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, page 52