ალდატი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ალდატი (aldaṭi), from Old Armenian, compare Old Armenian աղտաղտուկ (ałtałtuk, “salt-marsh”), աղտ (ałt, “salt; salt-mine”). Doublet of აღდაჭი (aɣdač̣i), borrowed later when ղ (ł) had begun to be pronounced as [ʁ].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aldatʼi/
• Hyphenation: ალ‧და‧ტი

Noun

ალდატი • (aldaṭi) (plural ალდატები)

1. (obsolete) barren and infertile land

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “աղտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čubinov, David (1887) “ალდატი”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 19