მიმო-
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Georgian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Consisting of antonymous pair of preverbsː მი- (mi-) + მო- (mo-). The former signifies movement away from, while the latter towards the speaker.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preverb[edit]
მიმო- • (mimo-)
- Indicates the direction of the verb: both away from and towards the speaker, back and forth, to and from.
- Derives verbal nouns that describe repeatitive events or phenomena that involve back and forth movement or exchange of something ― მიმოსვლა (mimosvla, “transportation”, literally “coming and going”), მიმოწერა (mimoc̣era, “written correspondence, conversation”), მიმოქცევა (mimokceva, “ebb and flow; (blood) circulation”), მიმოცვლა (mimocvla, “exchange; intercommunication”), მიმოხილვა (mimoxilva, “review”).