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Laz

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *a- (verbal prefix of causative).

Prefix

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ო- (o-) (Latin spelling o-)

  1. transitivity marker; transitive verbs being derived from intransitive verbs have the version marker ო- (o-) if they express an action which has no determined beneficiary
    ო- (o-) + ‎იგზალამს (igzalams, S/he walks) → ‎ოგზალამს (ogzalams, S/he sends)
  2. Causative verbs have the version marker ო- (o-) if they expess an action without determined beneficiary
    ო- (o-) + ‎იმტენ (imťen, S/he runs away) → ‎ომტინამს (omťinams, S/he makes run away)
  3. function unknown
    ო- (o-) + ‎იხმარამს (ixmarams, S/he uses) → ‎ოხმარამს (oxmarams, S/he uses)
  4. function unknown; can not be changed

Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Prefix

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ო- (o-) (Latin spelling o-)

  1. affirmation prefix
    Synonyms: მენდა- (menda-), მინდა- (minda-), დო- (do-), ქო- (ko-), ჰო- (ho-)

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *lʿa-.

Prefix

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ო- (o-) (Latin spelling o-)

  1. preverb absence marker

Etymology 4

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Unknown.

Prefix

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ო- (o-) (Latin spelling o-) (VitseArkabi, Khopa)

  1. a preverb that is observed in a small number of verbs