ძუძუ
Georgian
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Georgian ძუძუჲ (ʒuʒuy), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒuʒu-. Cognate with Mingrelian ძუძუ (ʒuʒu) and possibly Laz ბუძი (bużi).
Pronunciation
Noun
ძუძუ • (ʒuʒu) (plural ძუძუები)
Inflection
Declension of ძუძუ (see Georgian declension)
singular | plural | archaic plural | |
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nominative | ძუძუ (ʒuʒu) | ძუძუები (ʒuʒuebi) | ძუძუნი (ʒuʒuni) |
ergative | ძუძუმ (ʒuʒum) | ძუძუებმა (ʒuʒuebma) | ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a)) |
dative | ძუძუს(ა) (ʒuʒus(a)) | ძუძუებს(ა) (ʒuʒuebs(a)) | ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a)) |
genitive | ძუძუს(ა) (ʒuʒus(a)) | ძუძუების(ა) (ʒuʒuebis(a)) | ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a)) |
instrumental | ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a)) | ძუძუებით(ა) (ʒuʒuebit(a)) | |
adverbial | ძუძუდ(ა) (ʒuʒud(a)) | ძუძუებად(ა) (ʒuʒuebad(a)) | |
vocative | ძუძუვ (ʒuʒuv) | ძუძუებო (ʒuʒuebo) | ძუძუნო (ʒuʒuno) |
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. |
Postpositional inflection of ძუძუ (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
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-ზე (on - ) | ძუძუზე (ʒuʒuze) | ძუძუებზე (ʒuʒuebze) |
-თან (near - ) | ძუძუსთან (ʒuʒustan) | ძუძუებთან (ʒuʒuebtan) |
-ში (in - ) | ძუძუში (ʒuʒuši) | ძუძუებში (ʒuʒuebši) |
-ვით (like a - ) | ძუძუსავით (ʒuʒusavit) | ძუძუებივით (ʒuʒuebivit) |
postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
-თვის (for - ) | ძუძუსთვის (ʒuʒustvis) | ძუძუებისთვის (ʒuʒuebistvis) |
-ებრ (like a - ) | ძუძუსებრ (ʒuʒusebr) | ძუძუებისებრ (ʒuʒuebisebr) |
-კენ (towards - ) | ძუძუსკენ (ʒuʒusḳen) | ძუძუებისკენ (ʒuʒuebisḳen) |
-გან (from/of - ) | ძუძუსგან (ʒuʒusgan) | ძუძუებისგან (ʒuʒuebisgan) |
postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
-დან (from / since - ) | ძუძუდან (ʒuʒudan) | ძუძუებიდან (ʒuʒuebidan) |
-ურთ (together with - ) | ძუძუთურთ (ʒuʒuturt) | ძუძუებითურთ (ʒuʒuebiturt) |
postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
-მდე (up to - ) | ძუძუმდე (ʒuʒumde) | ძუძუებამდე (ʒuʒuebamde) |
Derived terms
- ძუძუმტე (ʒuʒumṭe)