-ური
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Georgian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -ული (-uli)
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ური • (-uri)
- An adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form denoting origination or having a quality: -an, -ic
- A surname suffix in the northern (mountainous) part of Georgia
Usage notes[edit]
- When appended to nouns and proper nouns, such as country names or ethnicities, the -ish, -ic or -ian adjectives it produces only apply to things, such as abstract concepts like culture, or inanimate things like buildings, or non-human animals like dogs. For producting nationality-based nouns referring to people, another suffix, namely -ელი (-eli) is needed.