-შენ

Laz

Alternative forms

• -შე (-şe), -შა (-şa)

Etymology

Compare Mingrelian -იშე (-iše).

Suffix

-შენ • (-şen) (Latin spelling -şen)

1. ablative case marker
2. (dialectal, Atina, Artasheni) Ambidirective case marker

Usage notes

• In Atina and Artasheni dialects lative and ablative cases merged into one.
• The emphasis on the ablative case-suffixed nouns shifts to the syllable before the case suffix.