თირი

Georgian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰiri/, [tʰiɾi]
• Hyphenation: თი‧რი

Noun

თირი • (tiri) (uncountable)

1. Gray floppy stone, usually used to make pots

Declension

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Declension of თირი (see Georgian declension)

	singular	plural	archaic plural
nominative	თირი (tiri)
ergative	თირმა (tirma)
dative	თირს(ა) (tirs(a))
genitive	თირის(ა) (tiris(a))
instrumental	თირით(ა) (tirit(a))
adverbial	თირად(ა) (tirad(a))
vocative	თირო (tiro)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.

Postpositional inflection of თირი (see Georgian postpositions)

postpositions taking a dative case	singular	plural
-ზე (on - )	თირზე (tirze)
-თან (near - )	თირთან (tirtan)
-ში (in - )	თირში (tirši)
-ვით (like a - )	თირივით (tirivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case	singular	plural
-თვის (for - )	თირისთვის (tiristvis)
-ებრ (like a - )	თირისებრ (tirisebr)
-კენ (towards - )	თირისკენ (tirisḳen)
-გან (from/of - )	თირისგან (tirisgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case	singular	plural
-დან (from / since - )	თირიდან (tiridan)
-ურთ (together with - )	თირითურთ (tiriturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case	singular	plural
-მდე (up to - )	თირამდე (tiramde)

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• თჷრი (təri)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *tow-.

Noun

თირი • (tiri)

1. snow

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “თირი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 598
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “თირი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎^[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 243a
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “თირი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[2], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Pipia, Daniel (2008) “თირი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎^[3], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN