-ა̈ჲ

Svan

Alternative forms

• -აჲ (-ay), -ა̈ (-ä)

Etymology

Both senses are from Proto-Kartvelian *-a.

Suffix

-ა̈ჲ • (-äy)

1. Suffixed to nouns to form privative adjectives

   ‎*კუ̂არჩხ- (*ḳûarčx-, “foot”) (← Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwarc₁x-) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎კუ̂არჩხა̈ჲ (ḳûarčxäy, “lame”, literally “footless”)

2. Expresses having something

   ‎გობრა̈ნჯ (gobränǯ, “chest”) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎გობრა̈ნჯა̈ჲ (gobränǯäy, “big-chested; potbellied”)

   ‎*ბანძ- (*banʒ-, “thick hair”) (← Proto-Kartvelian *banʒ-) + ‎-ა̈ჲ (-äy) → ‎ბანძა̈ჲ (banʒäy, “thick-haired”)