შნო

Georgian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Georgian უშნოო (ušnoo), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Kartvelian *šw-en- and *šw-n-. Of the same origin as შვენება (šveneba), მშვენიერი (mšvenieri) etc.

On the other hand, Ačaṙean derives from Old Armenian շնորհ (šnorh), but according to Klimov and Vogt that is impossible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃno/

Noun

შნო • (šno) (plural შნოები)

1. pleasantness, fascination
2. charm
3. adroitness, dexterity
4. courage, guts

Derived terms

• შნოიანი (šnoiani)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 250
• Vogt, Hans (1936/1938), Esquisse d'une grammaire du georgien moderne, Oslo: A.W. Brøgge, p. 330
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “շնորհ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 527b
• Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “შნო”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎^[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 351