ნიჭი
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Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Georgian ნიჭი (nič̣i, “gift, reward, present”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ნიჭი • (nič̣i) (usually uncountable, plural ნიჭები)
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of ნიჭი (see Georgian declension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
| nominative | ნიჭი (nič̣i) | ||
| ergative | ნიჭმა (nič̣ma) | ||
| dative | ნიჭს(ა) (nič̣s(a)) | ||
| genitive | ნიჭის(ა) (nič̣is(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ნიჭით(ა) (nič̣it(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ნიჭად(ა) (nič̣ad(a)) | ||
| vocative | ნიჭო (nič̣o) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
| Postpositional inflection of ნიჭი (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
|---|---|---|
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
| -ზე (-ze, “on”) | ნიჭზე (nič̣ze) | |
| -თან (-tan, “near”) | ნიჭთან (nič̣tan) | |
| -ში (-ši, “in”) | ნიჭში (nič̣ši) | |
| -ვით (-vit, “like”) | ნიჭივით (nič̣ivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (-tvis, “for”) | ნიჭისთვის (nič̣istvis) | |
| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | ნიჭისებრ (nič̣isebr) | |
| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | ნიჭისკენ (nič̣isḳen) | |
| -გან (-gan, “from/of”) | ნიჭისგან (nič̣isgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (-dan, “from/since”) | ნიჭიდან (nič̣idan) | |
| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | ნიჭითურთ (nič̣iturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (-mde, “up to”) | ნიჭამდე (nič̣amde) | |
Descendants
[edit]- → Bats: ნიჭ (nič̣)
References
[edit]- Fähnrich, Heinz (2022) Der Erbwortschatz der nachischen Sprachen im Kaukasus [The inherited vocabulary of Nakh languages in the Caucasus] (in German), Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, page 8