მიმო-

Georgian

Etymology

Consisting of antonymous pair of preverbsː მი- (mi-) +‎ მო- (mo-). The former signifies movement away from, while the latter towards the speaker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mimo]
• Hyphenation: მი‧მო-

Preverb

მიმო- • (mimo-)

1. Indicates the direction of the verb: both away from and towards the speaker, back and forth, to and from.
2. Derives verbal nouns that describe repeatitive events or phenomena that involve back and forth movement or exchange of something ― მიმოსვლა (mimosvla, “transportation”, literally “coming and going”), მიმოწერა (mimoc̣era, “written correspondence, conversation”), მიმოქცევა (mimokceva, “ebb and flow; (blood) circulation”), მიმოცვლა (mimocvla, “exchange; intercommunication”), მიმოხილვა (mimoxilva, “review”).