ცალი
Georgian
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *cal-. Cognate with Laz ცორი (ʒori).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sʰali]
- Hyphenation: ცა‧ლი
Determiner
ცალი • (cali)
- either (one or the other of two)
Noun
ცალი • (cali) (uncountable)
- Used when naming the number of objects; piece
- ათი ცალი კვერცხი ― ati cali ḳvercxi ― ten eggs
Adjective
ცალი • (cali) (comparative უფრო ცალი, superlative ყველაზე ცალი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
ცალი (cali) |
| ergative | ცალმა (calma) |
| dative, adverbial | ცალ (cal) |
| vocative | ცალო (calo) |
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Armenian: ցալ (cʻal)
- → Bats: ცალ (cal)
References
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 262
Further reading
- Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 590, follows Shanidze and connects with Svan -შა̄ლ (-šāl), which is rather akin to Mingrelian -შორო (-šoro)