ლე- -ე

ლე- -ე

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Svan ლე- (le-), suffixed by Mingrelian -ე (-e).

Circumfix

ლე- -ე • (le- -e)

1. Forms toponyms from Georgian lastnames

   წურწუმია ― c̣urc̣umia ― a Georgian lastname

   ლეწურწუმე ― lec̣urc̣ume ― a place where c̣urc̣umias dwell

   ქაჯაია ― kaǯaia ― a Georgian lastname

   ლექაჯაიე ― lekaǯaie ― a place where kaǯaias dwell

2. (obsolete) Forms toponyms from general words

   გინი ― gini ― calf

   ლეგინე ― legine ― a place where calfs dwell

   გვიმორა ― gvimora ― fern

   ლეგვიმორე ― legvimore ― a place where ferns grow

   ფშალე ― pšale ― hops (Humulus lupulus)

   ლეფშალე ― lepšale ― a place where hops grow

Derived terms

Category Mingrelian words circumfixed with ლე- -ე not found

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ლე- -ე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 765