ერისთავი

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Georgian ერისთავი (eristavi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eristʰavi/, [eɾistʰavi]
  • Hyphenation: ერის‧თა‧ვი

Noun[edit]

ერისთავი (eristavi) (plural ერისთავები)

  1. eristavi (Georgian equivalent of Byzantine "Strategos", a local military commander appointed by the Sovereign in feudal Georgia)
  2. army commander, general

Inflection[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ერისთავი”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press, page 651

Old Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ერი (eri) +‎ თავი (tavi)

Noun[edit]

ერისთავი (eristavi)

  1. eristavi

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “երիսթավ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 56
  • Čubinov, David (1887) “ერისთავი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 495