ქვე-

Georgian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Georgian ქუე- (kue-), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Kartvelian *kwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰve/, [kʰʷe]

Prefix

ქვე- • (kve-)

1. Produces words with meanings roughly equivalent to English under-, can also imply downward motion, submission, inferiority or level, but isn't limited to these senses.

Related terms

• ქვეყანა (kveq̇ana)
• ქვეშ (kveš)
• ქვედა (kveda)
• ქვემო (kvemo)
• ქვემოთ (kvemot)
• ქვევით (kvevit)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 216