ყირმიზი
Georgian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرمزی (kırmızı), via Persian قِرْمِز, and Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz). This doubly-reborrowed word derives from Persian *کرمست (*kermest) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [χʼiɾmizi]
- Hyphenation: ყირ‧მი‧ზი
Adjective
ყირმიზი • (q̇irmizi) (comparative უფრო ყირმიზი, superlative ყველაზე ყირმიზი)
Usage notes
Usually used in some dialects, such as mostly Adjarian.
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
ყირმიზი (q̇irmizi) |
| ergative | ყირმიზმა (q̇irmizma) |
| dative, adverbial | ყირმიზ (q̇irmiz) |
| vocative | ყირმიზო (q̇irmizo) |