მცირე
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Georgian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Georgian მცირჱ (mcirē), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cir-[1] or from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mcire- (“little, small”).[2] Cognate with Mingrelian ცირა (cira, “girl; daughter”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
indeclinable
მცირე • (mcire) (comparative უფრო მცირე, superlative უმცირესი)
Synonyms[edit]
- პატარა (ṗaṭara)
Antonyms[edit]
- დიდი (didi)
Derived terms[edit]
- სიმცირე (simcire)
References[edit]
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 561
- ^ Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 129