მე- -ე

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Georgian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *me- -e.

Originally, this circumfix along with სა- -ე (sa- -e) signified grammatical category. The latter denoted animate things, and the former - inanimate ones. Compare modern Georgian terms მე-ღორ-ე (me-ɣor-e, swine-herd) and სა-ღორ-ე (sa-ɣor-e, pigsty).

Circumfix

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მე- -ე (me- -e)

  1. attaches to nouns to form agent nouns
  2. attaches to numerals to form ordinals

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Mingrelian: მე- -ე (me- -e)

Mingrelian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Georgian მე- -ე (me- -e). Doublet of მა- -ა (ma- -a).

Circumfix

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მე- -ე (me- -e)

  1. forms agent nouns

Derived terms

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