შუქი
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Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Georgian შუქი (šuki, “ray (of light)”), borrowed from Old Armenian շուք (šukʻ, “shade; headcover; honour, brilliancy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]შუქი • (šuki) (usually uncountable, plural შუქები)
- light (of the sun or other source)
- Synonym: სინათლე (sinatle)
- მზის შუქი ― mzis šuki ― sunlight
- მწვანე შუქი ― mc̣vane šuki ― green light
- ray, beam
- Synonym: სხივი (sxivi)
- electricity
- (by extension) lamppost
- beauty, elegance
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of შუქი (see Georgian declension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
| nominative | შუქი (šuki) | შუქები (šukebi) | შუქნი (šukni) |
| ergative | შუქმა (šukma) | შუქებმა (šukebma) | შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a)) |
| dative | შუქს(ა) (šuks(a)) | შუქებს(ა) (šukebs(a)) | შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a)) |
| genitive | შუქის(ა) (šukis(a)) | შუქების(ა) (šukebis(a)) | შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a)) |
| instrumental | შუქით(ა) (šukit(a)) | შუქებით(ა) (šukebit(a)) | |
| adverbial | შუქად(ა) (šukad(a)) | შუქებად(ა) (šukebad(a)) | |
| vocative | შუქო (šuko) | შუქებო (šukebo) | შუქნო (šukno) |
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
| Postpositional inflection of შუქი (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
|---|---|---|
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
| -ზე (-ze, “on”) | შუქზე (šukze) | შუქებზე (šukebze) |
| -თან (-tan, “near”) | შუქთან (šuktan) | შუქებთან (šukebtan) |
| -ში (-ši, “in”) | შუქში (šukši) | შუქებში (šukebši) |
| -ვით (-vit, “like”) | შუქივით (šukivit) | შუქებივით (šukebivit) |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (-tvis, “for”) | შუქისთვის (šukistvis) | შუქებისთვის (šukebistvis) |
| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | შუქისებრ (šukisebr) | შუქებისებრ (šukebisebr) |
| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | შუქისკენ (šukisḳen) | შუქებისკენ (šukebisḳen) |
| -გან (-gan, “from/of”) | შუქისგან (šukisgan) | შუქებისგან (šukebisgan) |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (-dan, “from/since”) | შუქიდან (šukidan) | შუქებიდან (šukebidan) |
| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | შუქითურთ (šukiturt) | შუქებითურთ (šukebiturt) |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (-mde, “up to”) | შუქამდე (šukamde) | შუქებამდე (šukebamde) |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- შუგა (šuga) (possibly)
References
[edit]- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “შუქი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 509
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շուք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Čubinov, David (1840) “შუქი”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 589
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