მცირე
Georgian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Georgian მცირჱ (mcirē), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cir-[1] or from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mcire- (“little, small”).[2] Cognate with Mingrelian ცირა (cira, “girl; daughter”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
indeclinable
მცირე • (mcire) (comparative უფრო მცირე, superlative უმცირესი)
Synonyms edit
- პატარა (ṗaṭara)
Antonyms edit
- დიდი (didi)
Derived terms edit
- სიმცირე (simcire)
References edit
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 561
- ^ Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 129