მე- -ე

Georgian

Etymology

Cognates include Mingrelian მა- -ა (ma- -a).

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

Circumfix

მე- -ე • (me- -e)

1. Circumfixed to nouns, thereby forming agent nouns.

Derived terms

Georgian terms circumfixed with მე- -ე