ნიჭი
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Georgian ნიჭი (nič̣i, “gift, reward, present”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nit͡ʃʼi/
- Hyphenation: ნი‧ჭი
Noun
ნიჭი • (nič̣i) (usually uncountable, plural ნიჭები)
Inflection
Declension of ნიჭი (see Georgian declension)
| singular | plural | archaic plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ნიჭი (nič̣i) | ||
| ergative | ნიჭმა (nič̣ma) | ||
| dative | ნიჭს(ა) (nič̣s(a)) | ||
| genitive | ნიჭის(ა) (nič̣is(a)) | ||
| instrumental | ნიჭით(ა) (nič̣it(a)) | ||
| adverbial | ნიჭად(ა) (nič̣ad(a)) | ||
| vocative | ნიჭო (nič̣o) | ||
| Notes: archaic plurals might not exist. | |||
Postpositional inflection of ნიჭი (see Georgian postpositions)
| postpositions taking a dative case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| -ზე (on - ) | ნიჭზე (nič̣ze) | |
| -თან (near - ) | ნიჭთან (nič̣tan) | |
| -ში (in - ) | ნიჭში (nič̣ši) | |
| -ვით (like a - ) | ნიჭივით (nič̣ivit) | |
| postpositions taking a genitive case | singular | plural |
| -თვის (for - ) | ნიჭისთვის (nič̣istvis) | |
| -ებრ (like a - ) | ნიჭისებრ (nič̣isebr) | |
| -კენ (towards - ) | ნიჭისკენ (nič̣isḳen) | |
| -გან (from/of - ) | ნიჭისგან (nič̣isgan) | |
| postpositions taking an instrumental case | singular | plural |
| -დან (from / since - ) | ნიჭიდან (nič̣idan) | |
| -ურთ (together with - ) | ნიჭითურთ (nič̣iturt) | |
| postpositions taking an adverbial case | singular | plural |
| -მდე (up to - ) | ნიჭამდე (nič̣amde) |
Descendants
- → Bats: ნიჭ (nič̣)
References
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2022) Der Erbwortschatz der nachischen Sprachen im Kaukasus [The inherited vocabulary of Nakh languages in the Caucasus] (in German), Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, page 8
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