ფოსო

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Armenian փոս (pʻos), oblique stem փոսո- (pʻoso-).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰoso/

Noun

ფოსო • (poso) (plural ფოსოები)

  1. dent, little hollow, niche
  2. shallow pit

Declension

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Derived terms

  • ფოსოიანი (posoiani)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փոս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 517b
  2. Djahukian, Gevorg (2003) “Notes on Some Lexical Correspondences between Armenian and the Kartvelian Languages”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 7, number 1/2, page 192 of 191–194

Further reading

  • Rayfield, Donald, editor (2006), “ფოსო”, in A Comprehensive Georgian–English Dictionary, London: Garnett Press
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