მო-
Georgian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Georgian მო- (mo-).
Pronunciation
editPreverb
editმო- • (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
editReferences
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
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mo-.
Preverb
editმო- • (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
editFurther 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