ბრინჯაო

Georgian

Etymology

From Iranian. See Persian برنج (berenj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brind͡ʒao/, [b̥ɾind͡ʒao]
• Hyphenation: ბრინ‧ჯაო

Noun

ბრინჯაო • (brinǯao) (uncountable)

1. bronze

Inflection

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Declension of ბრინჯაო (see Georgian declension)

	singular	plural	archaic plural
nominative	ბრინჯაო (brinǯao)
ergative	ბრინჯაომ (brinǯaom)
dative	ბრინჯაოს(ა) (brinǯaos(a))
genitive	ბრინჯაოს(ა) (brinǯaos(a))
instrumental	ბრინჯაოთ(ა) (brinǯaot(a))
adverbial	ბრინჯაოდ(ა) (brinǯaod(a))
vocative	ბრინჯაოვ (brinǯaov)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.

Postpositional inflection of ბრინჯაო (see Georgian postpositions)

postpositions taking a dative case	singular	plural
-ზე (on - )	ბრინჯაოზე (brinǯaoze)
-თან (near - )	ბრინჯაოსთან (brinǯaostan)
-ში (in - )	ბრინჯაოში (brinǯaoši)
-ვით (like a - )	ბრინჯაოსავით (brinǯaosavit)
postpositions taking a genitive case	singular	plural
-თვის (for - )	ბრინჯაოსთვის (brinǯaostvis)
-ებრ (like a - )	ბრინჯაოსებრ (brinǯaosebr)
-კენ (towards - )	ბრინჯაოსკენ (brinǯaosḳen)
-გან (from/of - )	ბრინჯაოსგან (brinǯaosgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case	singular	plural
-დან (from / since - )	ბრინჯაოდან (brinǯaodan)
-ურთ (together with - )	ბრინჯაოთურთ (brinǯaoturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case	singular	plural
-მდე (up to - )	ბრინჯაომდე (brinǯaomde)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պղինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, page 362