თირი
Georgian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰiri/
- Hyphenation: თი‧რი
Noun
თირი • (tiri) (uncountable)
- Gray floppy stone, usually used to make pots
Declension
Declension of თირი (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | თირი (tiri) | ||
| ergative | თირმა (tirma) | ||
| dative | თირს(ა) (tirs(a)) | ||
| genitive | თირის(ა) (tiris(a)) | ||
| instrumental | თირით(ა) (tirit(a)) | ||
| adverbial | თირად(ა) (tirad(a)) | ||
| vocative | თირო (tiro) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of თირი (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | თირზე (tirze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | თირთან (tirtan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | თირში (tirši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | თირივით (tirivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | თირისთვის (tiristvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | თირისებრ (tirisebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | თირისკენ (tirisḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | თირისგან (tirisgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | თირიდან (tiridan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | თირითურთ (tiriturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | თირამდე (tiramde) |
Mingrelian
Alternative forms
- თჷრი (təri)
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *tow-.
Noun
თირი • (tiri)
- snow
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005), “თირი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 598
- Кипшидзе, Иосиф (1914), “თირი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 243a
- Kobalia, Alio (2010), “თირი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
- Pipia, Daniel (2008), “თირი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN