ლორწო

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ლორწი (lorc̣i), ლორწკო (lorc̣ḳo), ლორწკი (lorc̣ḳi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *lorc̣-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫoɾt͡sʼo]
  • Hyphenation: ლორ‧წო

Noun

ლორწო • (lorc̣o) (uncountable)

  1. mucilage, mucus, slime, phlegm
  2. (Imereti) foam (at mouth), slobber

Declension

Declension of ლორწო (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative ლორწო (lorc̣o)
ergative ლორწომ (lorc̣om)
dative ლორწოს(ა) (lorc̣os(a))
genitive ლორწოს(ა) (lorc̣os(a))
instrumental ლორწოთ(ა) (lorc̣ot(a))
adverbial ლორწოდ(ა) (lorc̣od(a))
vocative ლორწოვ (lorc̣ov)

Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.

Postpositional inflection of ლორწო (see Georgian postpositions)
dative-case postpositions singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) ლორწოზე (lorc̣oze)
-თან (-tan, near) ლორწოსთან (lorc̣ostan)
-ში (-ši, in) ლორწოში (lorc̣oši)
-ვით (-vit, like) ლორწოსავით (lorc̣osavit)
genitive-case postpositions singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) ლორწოსთვის (lorc̣ostvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) ლორწოსებრ (lorc̣osebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) ლორწოსკენ (lorc̣osḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) ლორწოსგან (lorc̣osgan)
-ადმი (-admi, in relation to) ლორწოსადმი (lorc̣osadmi)
instrumental-case postpositions singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) ლორწოდან (lorc̣odan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) ლორწოთურთ (lorc̣oturt)
adverbial-case postpositions singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) ლორწომდე (lorc̣omde)

Derived terms

  • ლორწიანი (lorc̣iani)

Descendants

  • Bats: ლორწო̂ (lorc̣ô)

Further reading

  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ლორწო”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press