ო-

Laz

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *a- (“verbal prefix of causative”).

Prefix

ო- • (o-) (Latin spelling o-)

1. transitivity marker; transitive verbs being derived from intransitive verbs have the version marker ო- (o-) if they express an action which has no determined beneficiary

   ‎ო- (o-) + ‎იგზალამს (igzalams, “S/he walks”) → ‎ოგზალამს (ogzalams, “S/he sends”)

2. Causative verbs have the version marker ო- (o-) if they expess an action without determined beneficiary

   ‎ო- (o-) + ‎იმტენ (imťen, “S/he runs away”) → ‎ომტინამს (omťinams, “S/he makes run away”)

3. function unknown

   ‎ო- (o-) + ‎იხმარამს (ixmarams, “S/he uses”) → ‎ოხმარამს (oxmarams, “S/he uses”)

4. function unknown; can not be changed

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Prefix

ო- • (o-) (Latin spelling o-)

1. affirmation prefix

   Synonyms: მენდა- (menda-), მინდა- (minda-), დო- (do-), ქო- (ko-), ჰო- (ho-)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *lʿa-.

Prefix

ო- • (o-) (Latin spelling o-)

1. preverb absence marker

Etymology 4

Unknown.

Prefix

ო- • (o-) (Latin spelling o-) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa)

1. a preverb that is observed in a small number of verbs