ძუძუ

Georgian

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

• IPA^(key): /d͡zud͡zu/
• Hyphenation: ძუ‧ძუ

Noun

ძუძუ • (ʒuʒu) (plural ძუძუები)

1. (anatomy) breast, mamma (milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals)

Inflection

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Declension of ძუძუ (see Georgian declension)

	singular	plural	archaic plural
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
-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)