შუქი
Georgian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Georgian შუქი (šuki, “ray (of light)”), borrowed from Old Armenian շուք (šukʻ, “shade; headcover; honour, brilliancy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editშუქი • (šuki) (usually uncountable, plural შუქები)
- light (of the sun or other source)
- Synonym: სინათლე (sinatle)
- მზის შუქი ― mzis šuki ― sunlight
- მწვანე შუქი ― mc̣vane šuki ― green light
- ray, beam
- Synonym: სხივი (sxivi)
- electricity
- (by extension) lamppost
- beauty, elegance
Inflection
edit Declension of შუქი (see Georgian declension)
singular | plural | archaic plural | |
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nominative | შუქი (šuki) | შუქები (šukebi) | შუქნი (šukni) |
ergative | შუქმა (šukma) | შუქებმა (šukebma) | შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a)) |
dative | შუქს(ა) (šuks(a)) | შუქებს(ა) (šukebs(a)) | შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a)) |
genitive | შუქის(ა) (šukis(a)) | შუქების(ა) (šukebis(a)) | შუქთ(ა) (šukt(a)) |
instrumental | შუქით(ა) (šukit(a)) | შუქებით(ა) (šukebit(a)) | |
adverbial | შუქად(ა) (šukad(a)) | შუქებად(ა) (šukebad(a)) | |
vocative | შუქო (šuko) | შუქებო (šukebo) | შუქნო (šukno) |
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. |
Postpositional inflection of შუქი (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
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-ზე (on - ) | შუქზე (šukze) | შუქებზე (šukebze) |
-თან (near - ) | შუქთან (šuktan) | შუქებთან (šukebtan) |
-ში (in - ) | შუქში (šukši) | შუქებში (šukebši) |
-ვით (like a - ) | შუქივით (šukivit) | შუქებივით (šukebivit) |
postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
-თვის (for - ) | შუქისთვის (šukistvis) | შუქებისთვის (šukebistvis) |
-ებრ (like a - ) | შუქისებრ (šukisebr) | შუქებისებრ (šukebisebr) |
-კენ (towards - ) | შუქისკენ (šukisḳen) | შუქებისკენ (šukebisḳen) |
-გან (from/of - ) | შუქისგან (šukisgan) | შუქებისგან (šukebisgan) |
postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
-დან (from / since - ) | შუქიდან (šukidan) | შუქებიდან (šukebidan) |
-ურთ (together with - ) | შუქითურთ (šukiturt) | შუქებითურთ (šukebiturt) |
postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
-მდე (up to - ) | შუქამდე (šukamde) | შუქებამდე (šukebamde) |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- შუგა (šuga) (possibly)
References
edit- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “შუქი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)][1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 509
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շուք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Čubinov, David (1840) “შუქი”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 589
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- Georgian terms inherited from Old Georgian
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- Georgian lemmas
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