სი- -ე

Georgian

Alternative forms

• სი- -ო (si- -o) — for roots ending in /b/ after deletion of the adjective ending -ელი/ილი
• სი- -ვე (si- -ve) — for roots ending in /o/ and, variably, /e a u/

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *lʿi- -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si e/

Circumfix

სი- -ე • (si- -e)

1. Circumfixed to adjectives, and sometimes nouns, to form abstract nouns: -hood, -ity, -ness

Usage notes

• When attached to adjectives ending in -ელი (-eli)/-ილი (-ili), that suffix is often lost; cf. გრძ-ელი (grʒ-eli, “long”) > სი-გრძ-ე (si-grʒ-e, “length”).

Derived terms

Georgian terms circumfixed with სი- -ე

Descendants

• → Mingrelian: სი- -ე (si- -e)

See also

• -ობა (-oba)