მე- -ე
Georgian
Alternative forms
- მე- -ვე (me- -ve) — used for nouns ending in -ე; cf. მე-რძე-ვე (me-rʒe-ve)
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *me- -e.
Originally, this circumfix along with სა- -ე (sa- -e) signified grammatical category. The latter denoted animate things, and the former - inanimate ones. Compare modern Georgian terms მე-ღორ-ე (me-ɣor-e, “swine-herd”) and სა-ღორ-ე (sa-ɣor-e, “pigsty”).
Circumfix
მე- -ე • (me- -e)
- attaches to nouns to form agent nouns
- attaches to numerals to form ordinals
Derived terms
Georgian terms circumfixed with მე- -ე
Descendants
- → Mingrelian: მე- -ე (me- -e)
Mingrelian
Etymology
Borrowed from Georgian მე- -ე (me- -e). Doublet of მა- -ა (ma- -a).
Circumfix
მე- -ე • (me- -e)
- forms agent nouns