ლოქო
Georgian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Armenian լոք (lokʿ).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ლოქო • (loko) (plural ლოქოები)
- sheatfish, Silurus glanis
- Synonym: ღლავი (ɣlavi)
Inflection edit
Declension of ლოქო (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ლოქო (loko) | ლოქოები (lokoebi) | ლოქონი (lokoni) |
| ergative | ლოქომ (lokom) | ლოქოებმა (lokoebma) | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) |
| dative | ლოქოს(ა) (lokos(a)) | ლოქოებს(ა) (lokoebs(a)) | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) |
| genitive | ლოქოს(ა) (lokos(a)) | ლოქოების(ა) (lokoebis(a)) | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) |
| instrumental | ლოქოთ(ა) (lokot(a)) | ლოქოებით(ა) (lokoebit(a)) | |
| adverbial | ლოქოდ(ა) (lokod(a)) | ლოქოებად(ა) (lokoebad(a)) | |
| vocative | ლოქოვ (lokov) | ლოქოებო (lokoebo) | ლოქონო (lokono) |
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of ლოქო (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | ლოქოზე (lokoze) | ლოქოებზე (lokoebze) |
| -თან (near - ) | ლოქოსთან (lokostan) | ლოქოებთან (lokoebtan) |
| -ში (in - ) | ლოქოში (lokoši) | ლოქოებში (lokoebši) |
| -ვით (like a - ) | ლოქოსავით (lokosavit) | ლოქოებივით (lokoebivit) |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | ლოქოსთვის (lokostvis) | ლოქოებისთვის (lokoebistvis) |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | ლოქოსებრ (lokosebr) | ლოქოებისებრ (lokoebisebr) |
| -კენ (towards - ) | ლოქოსკენ (lokosḳen) | ლოქოებისკენ (lokoebisḳen) |
| -გან (from/of - ) | ლოქოსგან (lokosgan) | ლოქოებისგან (lokoebisgan) |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | ლოქოდან (lokodan) | ლოქოებიდან (lokoebidan) |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | ლოქოთურთ (lokoturt) | ლოქოებითურთ (lokoebiturt) |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | ლოქომდე (lokomde) | ლოქოებამდე (lokoebamde) |
Descendants edit
- → Armenian: լոքո (lokʿo)
- → Northern Kurdish: loko
- → Bezhta: локо (loko, “barbel”)
- → Hunzib: локо (loko)
- → Mingrelian: ლოქო (loko)
- → Ossetian: локо (loko)
- → Svan: ლოქო (loko)
References edit
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “լոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 305ab
Further reading edit
- Čubinov, David (1887), “ლოქო”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 653
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716), “ლოქო”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 185b