-ური

Georgian

Alternative forms

• -ული (-uli)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uɾi]
• Hyphenation: -ური

Suffix

-ური • (-uri)

1. An adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form denoting origination or having a quality: -an, -ic

   ‎კაცი (ḳaci, “man”) + ‎-ური (-uri) → ‎კაცური (ḳacuri, “manly”)

   ‎აფხაზი (apxazi, “Abkhaz”) + ‎-ური (-uri) → ‎აფხაზური (apxazuri, “Abkhazian”) (refers only to things)

   ‎დოკუმენტი (doḳumenṭi, “document”) + ‎-ური (-uri) → ‎დოკუმენტური (doḳumenṭuri, “documentary”)

2. A surname suffix in the northern (mountainous) part of Georgia

Usage notes

• When appended to nouns and proper nouns, such as country names or ethnicities, the -ish, -ic or -ian adjectives it produces only apply to things, such as abstract concepts like culture, or inanimate things like buildings, or non-human animals like dogs. For producting nationality-based nouns referring to people, another suffix, namely -ელი (-eli) is needed.

Derived terms

Georgian terms suffixed with -ური