მასპინძელი

Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli), ultimately from Iranian. See Persian سپنج (sepanj) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maspʼind͡zeli/
  • Hyphenation: მას‧პინ‧ძე‧ლი

Noun

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მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli) (plural მასპინძლები)

  1. host, hostess

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Bats: მასპიჼძელ (masṗĩʒel)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ասպնջական”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 275
  • Androniḳašvili, Mzia (1966) Narḳvevebi iranul-kartuli enobrivi urtiertobidan I [Studies in Iranian–Georgian Linguistic Contacts I] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi University Press, page 287―288
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “მასპინძელი”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 195b

Old Georgian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Iranian. See Persian سپنج (sepanj) for more.

Noun

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მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli)

  1. host, hostess

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მასპინძელი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[2] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 220