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Laz
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *-is₁.
Suffix
[edit]- genitive case marker
- forms nouns from adjectives meaning “the one having such a quality among the same category of things”
- forms adjectives from adjectives meaning “of the variety having more or less such a quality”
- ქჩეში ლუღი
- kçeşi luği
- white fig
- ქჩეში მბული
- kçeşi mbuli
- clear coloured cherry
- ქჩეში ურძენი
- kçeşi urżeni
- white grapes
- მჩხუშ(ი) ტოროჯი
- mçxuş(i) ťoroci
- big variety of wild pigeon
- მჭიფეშ(ი) ტოროჯი
- mç̌ipeş(i) ťoroci
- small variety of wild pigeon
- მჭიფეშ(ი) დულჲა
- mç̌ipeş(i) dulya
- delicate work, subtle work
Usage notes
[edit]- The emphasis on the genitive case-suffixed nouns shifts to the syllable before the case suffix.