გრილა

Georgian

Etymology

From გრილი (grili, “cool”) with the verb არს (ars, “to be”). The verb soon turned impersonal and got new screeve forms (გრილოდა (griloda), გრილოდეს (grilodes)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊ɾiɫa]
• Hyphenation: გრი‧ლა

Verb

გრილა • (grila) (third-person singular present indicative)

1. (impersonal) to be cool, chilly, fresh, brisk (weather), when it's less than cold and pleasantly so.

   ზაფხულის ბოლოს საღამოობით გრილა ხოლმე.

   zapxulis bolos saɣamoobit grila xolme.

   Late summer evenings are usually chilly.

Synonyms

• ცივა (civa)

Further reading

• Šaniʒe, Aḳaḳi (1980) Kartuli enis gramaṭiḳis sapuʒvlebi [Basics of Georgian Grammar] (Txzulebani tormeṭ ṭomad; 3) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, § 565, pages 528-530