-დან

Georgian

Etymology

From simplification of -(ი)თგან (-(i)tgan), where -(ი)თ (-(i)t) is the instrumental case suffix and -გან (-gan) the postposition. -(ი)თგან -> -*(ი)დგან -> -(ი)დან.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dan]
  • Hyphenation: -დან

Postposition

-დან • (-dan)

  1. from, out of, since
    დაბადებიდან ― dabadebidan ― since birth
    სოფლიდან ― sop'lidan ― from village
    ცხრა ათიდან ― c'xra at'idan ― nine out of ten

Usage notes

  • The postposition is suffixed to nouns in instrumental case, but the -თ (-t) of the instrumental is deleted.

See also

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