მო-
Georgian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Georgian მო- (mo-).
Pronunciation edit
Preverb edit
მო- • (mo-)
- Indicates movement towards the speaker
- Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
- Makes the future tense from the present
Antonyms edit
- მი- (mi-)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მო-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
Laz edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mo-.
Preverb edit
მო- • (mo-) (Latin spelling mo-)
- towards the speaker
- მო- (mo-) + ლვ- (lv-, “to go”) → მულუნ (mulun, “S/he comes”)
Usage notes edit
- In Atina dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-) before ა (a), მ- (m-) before ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
- In Vizha dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-) before ა (a) or ო (o), მ- (m-) before უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
- In Artasheni dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-), მმ- (mm-) or მ- (m-) before ა (a), მ- (m-) before ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
- In Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects it becomes მ- (m-) before ა (a), ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
- In Chkhala dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-), მმ- (mm-) or მ- (m-) before ა (a) or ო (o), მუ- (mu-) before ი (i), მ- (m-) before უ (u).
- In Batumi dialect it becomes მ- (m-) before ა (a), ო (o) or უ (u), მუ- (mu-) before ი (i), მუ- (mu-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go), stays same before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi).
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mo-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მო-”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi