ნინო
Georgian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Georgian ნინო (nino), from the name of Saint Nino, called Նունէ (Nunē) in Old Armenian sources, probably of Classical Syriac origin.
Others relate it to the name of the Assyrian goddess of fertility — Nina (also called Ishtar), whence also Old Armenian Նանէ (Nanē, “Nane”).
Proper noun
editნინო • (nino)
- a female given name
Inflection
edit Declension of ნინო (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ნინო (nino) | ||
| ergative | ნინომ (ninom) | ||
| dative | ნინოს(ა) (ninos(a)) | ||
| genitive | ნინოს(ა) (ninos(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ნინოთ(ა) (ninot(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ნინოდ(ა) (ninod(a)) | ||
| vocative | ნინო (nino) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of ნინო (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | ნინოზე (ninoze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | ნინოსთან (ninostan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | ნინოში (ninoši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | ნინოსავით (ninosavit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | ნინოსთვის (ninostvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | ნინოსებრ (ninosebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | ნინოსკენ (ninosḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | ნინოსგან (ninosgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | ნინოდან (ninodan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | ნინოთურთ (ninoturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | ნინომდე (ninomde) |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ნინო in Zurab Chumburidze, What is your name?, 2003, Logospress, Tbilisi.
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Նունէ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press