ლოქო
Georgian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Armenian լոք (lokʻ).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ლოქო • (loko) (plural ლოქოები)
- sheatfish, Silurus glanis
- Synonym: ღლავი (ɣlavi)
Inflection
| Declension of ლოქო (see Georgian declension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
| nominative | ლოქო (loko) | ლოქოები (lokoebi) | ლოქონი (lokoni) |
| ergative | ლოქომ (lokom) | ლოქოებმა (lokoebma) | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) |
| dative | ლოქოს(ა) (lokos(a)) | ლოქოებს(ა) (lokoebs(a)) | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) |
| genitive | ლოქოს(ა) (lokos(a)) | ლოქოების(ა) (lokoebis(a)) | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) |
| instrumental | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) | ლოქოებით(ა) (lokoebit(a)) | |
| adverbial | ლოქოდ(ა) (lokod(a)) | ლოქოებად(ა) (lokoebad(a)) | |
| vocative | ლოქოვ (lokov) | ლოქოებო (lokoebo) | ლოქონო (lokono) |
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
| Postpositional inflection of ლოქო (see Georgian postpositions) | ||
|---|---|---|
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
| -ზე (-ze, “on”) | ლოქოზე (lokoze) | ლოქოებზე (lokoebze) |
| -თან (-tan, “near”) | ლოქოსთან (lokostan) | ლოქოებთან (lokoebtan) |
| -ში (-ši, “in”) | ლოქოში (lokoši) | ლოქოებში (lokoebši) |
| -ვით (-vit, “like”) | ლოქოსავით (lokosavit) | ლოქოებივით (lokoebivit) |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (-tvis, “for”) | ლოქოსთვის (lokostvis) | ლოქოებისთვის (lokoebistvis) |
| -ებრ (-ebr, “like”) | ლოქოსებრ (lokosebr) | ლოქოებისებრ (lokoebisebr) |
| -კენ (-ḳen, “towards”) | ლოქოსკენ (lokosḳen) | ლოქოებისკენ (lokoebisḳen) |
| -გან (-gan, “from/of”) | ლოქოსგან (lokosgan) | ლოქოებისგან (lokoebisgan) |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (-dan, “from/since”) | ლოქოდან (lokodan) | ლოქოებიდან (lokoebidan) |
| -ურთ (-urt, “together with”) | ლოქოთურთ (lokoturt) | ლოქოებითურთ (lokoebiturt) |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (-mde, “up to”) | ლოქომდე (lokomde) | ლოქოებამდე (lokoebamde) |
Descendants
- → Armenian: լոքո (lokʻo)
- → Northern Kurdish: loko
- → Bezhta: локо (loko, “barbel”)
- → Hunzib: локо (loko)
- → Mingrelian: ლოქო (loko)
- → Ossetian: локо (loko)
- → Svan: ლოქო (loko)
References
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “լոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 305ab
Further reading
- Čubinov, David (1887) “ლოქო”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary][1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 653
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ლოქო”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary][2], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 185b