ლე- -ე

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Mingrelian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Svan ლე- (le-).

Circumfix

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ლე- -ე (le- -e)

  1. Forms toponyms from Georgian last names
    წურწუმია (c̣urc̣umia) + ‎ლე- -ე (le- -e) → ‎ლეწურწუმე (lec̣urc̣ume, a place where c̣urc̣umias dwell)
    ქაჯაია (kaǯaia) + ‎ლე- -ე (le- -e) → ‎ლექაჯაიე (lekaǯaie, a place where kaǯaias dwell)
  2. (obsolete) Forms toponyms from general words
    გინი (gini, calf) + ‎ლე- -ე (le- -e) → ‎ლეგინე (legine, a place where calves dwell)
    გვიმორა (gvimora, fern) + ‎ლე- -ე (le- -e) → ‎ლეგვიმორე (legvimore, a place where ferns grow)
    ფშალე (pšale, hop (Humulus lupulus)) + ‎ლე- -ე (le- -e) → ‎ლეფშალე (lepšale, a place where hops grow)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ლე- -ე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 765