ორდო

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *adr- (“early, fast”). Cognate with Georgian ადრე (adre) and Mingrelian ორდო (ordo, “morning”).

Adjective

ორდო • (ordo) (Latin spelling ordo) (Atina)

1. soon

   ორდო ნდღალეფეს მტუტას დო ლეტას ნა ანტალარე!

   ordo ndğalepes mťuťas do leťas na anťalare!

   May you melt into ashes and dust in the coming days! (curse)

Adverb

ორდო • (ordo) (Latin spelling ordo)

1. early

   Synonym: მანი (mani)

   ხასანი ორდო ღურუ. ჰიშო ჯოზურტტუ.

   xasani ordo ğuru. hişo cozurťťu.

   Hasan died early. It was his destiny.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ordo”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ორდო”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi