ძუძუ

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ძუძუჲ (ʒuʒuy), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒuʒu-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡zud͡zu]
  • Hyphenation: ძუ‧ძუ

Noun

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ძუძუ (ʒuʒu) (plural ძუძუები)

  1. (anatomy) breast, mamma (milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals)

Inflection

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Declension of ძუძუ (see Georgian declension)
singular plural archaic plural
nominative ძუძუ (ʒuʒu) ძუძუები (ʒuʒuebi) ძუძუნი (ʒuʒuni)
ergative ძუძუმ (ʒuʒum) ძუძუებმა (ʒuʒuebma) ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a))
dative ძუძუს(ა) (ʒuʒus(a)) ძუძუებს(ა) (ʒuʒuebs(a)) ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a))
genitive ძუძუს(ა) (ʒuʒus(a)) ძუძუების(ა) (ʒuʒuebis(a)) ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a))
instrumental ძუძუთ(ა) (ʒuʒut(a)) ძუძუებით(ა) (ʒuʒuebit(a))
adverbial ძუძუდ(ა) (ʒuʒud(a)) ძუძუებად(ა) (ʒuʒuebad(a))
vocative ძუძუვ (ʒuʒuv) ძუძუებო (ʒuʒuebo) ძუძუნო (ʒuʒuno)
Notes: archaic plurals might not exist.
Postpositional inflection of ძუძუ (see Georgian postpositions)
postpositions taking a dative case singular plural
-ზე (-ze, on) ძუძუზე (ʒuʒuze) ძუძუებზე (ʒuʒuebze)
-თან (-tan, near) ძუძუსთან (ʒuʒustan) ძუძუებთან (ʒuʒuebtan)
-ში (-ši, in) ძუძუში (ʒuʒuši) ძუძუებში (ʒuʒuebši)
-ვით (-vit, like) ძუძუსავით (ʒuʒusavit) ძუძუებივით (ʒuʒuebivit)
postpositions taking a genitive case singular plural
-თვის (-tvis, for) ძუძუსთვის (ʒuʒustvis) ძუძუებისთვის (ʒuʒuebistvis)
-ებრ (-ebr, like) ძუძუსებრ (ʒuʒusebr) ძუძუებისებრ (ʒuʒuebisebr)
-კენ (-ḳen, towards) ძუძუსკენ (ʒuʒusḳen) ძუძუებისკენ (ʒuʒuebisḳen)
-გან (-gan, from/of) ძუძუსგან (ʒuʒusgan) ძუძუებისგან (ʒuʒuebisgan)
postpositions taking an instrumental case singular plural
-დან (-dan, from/since) ძუძუდან (ʒuʒudan) ძუძუებიდან (ʒuʒuebidan)
-ურთ (-urt, together with) ძუძუთურთ (ʒuʒuturt) ძუძუებითურთ (ʒuʒuebiturt)
postpositions taking an adverbial case singular plural
-მდე (-mde, up to) ძუძუმდე (ʒuʒumde) ძუძუებამდე (ʒuʒuebamde)

Derived terms

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