რაჭა
Georgian
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Georgian რაჭა (rač̣a). Further origin:
- According to Bedoshvili, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Svan რა̈ჭუ̈̂ (räč̣ü̂, “rabbit”).
- According to folk etymology, a compound of რა (ra) + ჭა (č̣a), referring to the terrain of the province.
- According to Shanidze, from the given name რატი (raṭi), the name of the first duke of Duchy of Racha.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
რაჭა • (rač̣a)
- Racha (historical region of Georgia)
Inflection
Declension of რაჭა (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | რაჭა (rač̣a) | ||
| ergative | რაჭამ (rač̣am) | ||
| dative | რაჭას(ა) (rač̣as(a)) | ||
| genitive | რაჭის(ა) (rač̣is(a)) | ||
| instrumental | რაჭით(ა) (rač̣it(a)) | ||
| adverbial | რაჭად(ა) (rač̣ad(a)) | ||
| vocative | რაჭავ (rač̣av) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of რაჭა (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | რაჭაზე (rač̣aze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | რაჭასთან (rač̣astan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | რაჭაში (rač̣aši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | რაჭასავით (rač̣asavit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | რაჭისთვის (rač̣istvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | რაჭისებრ (rač̣isebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | რაჭისკენ (rač̣isḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | რაჭისგან (rač̣isgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | რაჭიდან (rač̣idan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | რაჭითურთ (rač̣iturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | რაჭამდე (rač̣amde) |
References
- Bedošvili, Guram (2002) Kartul ṭoṗonimta ganmarṭebit-eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Dictionary of Georgian Geographical Names][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing, →ISBN, page 326