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]

  • IPA(key): /mt͡sire/, [mt͡sʰiɾe]
  • Hyphenation: მცი‧რე

Adjective[edit]

indeclinable

მცირე • (mcire) (comparative უფრო მცირე, superlative უმცირესი)

  1. small, insignificant

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 561
  2. ^ Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 129
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