თირი

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Georgian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰiri/, [tʰiɾi]
  • Hyphenation: თი‧რი

Noun

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თირი (tiri) (uncountable)

  1. Gray floppy stone, usually used to make pots

Declension

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Declension of თირი (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative თირი (tiri)
ergative თირმა (tirma)
dative თირს(ა) (tirs(a))
genitive თირის(ა) (tiris(a))
instrumental თირით(ა) (tirit(a))
adverbial თირად(ა) (tirad(a))
vocative თირო (tiro)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of თირი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) თირზე (tirze)
-თან (-tan, near) თირთან (tirtan)
-ში (-ši, in) თირში (tirši)
-ვით (-vit, like) თირივით (tirivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) თირისთვის (tiristvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) თირისებრ (tirisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) თირისკენ (tirisḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) თირისგან (tirisgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) თირიდან (tiridan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) თირითურთ (tiriturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) თირამდე (tiramde)

Mingrelian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kartvelian *tow-.

Noun

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თირი (tiri)

  1. snow

Further reading

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “თირი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 598
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “თირი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 243a
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “თირი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
  • Pipia, Daniel (2008) “თირი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎[3], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN