Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian იყი (iq̇i, fermented drink).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iχʼi]
  • Hyphenation: იყი

Noun

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იყი (iq̇i) (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) vodka, fermented drink

Inflection

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Declension of იყი (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative იყი (iq̇i)
ergative იყმა (iq̇ma)
dative იყს(ა) (iq̇s(a))
genitive იყის(ა) (iq̇is(a))
instrumental იყით(ა) (iq̇it(a))
adverbial იყად(ა) (iq̇ad(a))
vocative იყო (iq̇o)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of იყი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) იყზე (iq̇ze)
-თან (-tan, near) იყთან (iq̇tan)
-ში (-ši, in) იყში (iq̇ši)
-ვით (-vit, like) იყივით (iq̇ivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) იყისთვის (iq̇istvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) იყისებრ (iq̇isebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) იყისკენ (iq̇isḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) იყისგან (iq̇isgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) იყიდან (iq̇idan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) იყითურთ (iq̇iturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) იყამდე (iq̇amde)

References

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  • Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “იყი”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences