წრფელი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian წრფელი (c̣rpeli), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣rp-el- (“stretched, narrow”), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣rp- (“to stretch; to reach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sʼɾpʰeli]
- Hyphenation: წრფე‧ლი
Adjective
წრფელი • (c̣rpeli) (comparative უფრო წრფელი, superlative უწრფელესი)
Declension
| case | adjective |
|---|---|
| nominative, genitive, instrumental |
წრფელი (c̣rpeli) |
| ergative | წრფელმა (c̣rpelma) |
| dative, adverbial | წრფელ (c̣rpel) |
| vocative | წრფელო (c̣rpelo) |
Derived terms
References
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “წრფელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 550
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 315