შტერი
Georgian
Etymology
From Middle Georgian სტერი (sṭeri), borrowed from Ancient Greek στερέω (steréō, “to deprive”), possibly via Mingrelian.[1] The alternation შტ- (šṭ-) ~ სტ- (sṭ-) is seen also in შტო (šṭo) ~ სტო (sṭo).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃtʼeɾi]
- Hyphenation: შტე‧რი
Adjective
შტერი • (šṭeri) (comparative უფრო შტერი, superlative ყველაზე შტერი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
შტერი (šṭeri) |
| ergative | შტერმა (šṭerma) |
| dative, adverbial | შტერ (šṭer) |
| vocative | შტერო (šṭero) |
Synonyms
- დებილი (debili)
Noun
შტერი • (šṭeri) (plural შტერები)
References
- ^ Vogt, Hans (1988) Linguistique caucasienne et arménienne (Studia Caucasologica; II)[1] (in French), Oslo: Norwegian University Press, page 363.
- ^ Vogt, Hans (1988) Linguistique caucasienne et arménienne (Studia Caucasologica; II)[2] (in French), Oslo: Norwegian University Press, page 126.
Further reading
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1949) “შტერი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary][3], compiled 1685–1716, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, page 308a
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1949) “სტერი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary][4], compiled 1685–1716, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, page 110b