-შ

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Laz

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *-is₁.

Suffix

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-შ () (Latin spelling )

  1. genitive case marker
  2. forms nouns from adjectives meaning “the one having such a quality among the same category of things”
    ქჩე (kçe, white) + ‎-შ () → ‎ქჩეში (kçeşi, the white one)
    მჭითა (mç̌ita, red) + ‎-შ () → ‎მჭითაში (mç̌itaşi, the red one)
    მკულე (mǩule, short) + ‎-შ () → ‎მკულეში (mǩuleşi, the short one)
  3. 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

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  • The emphasis on the genitive case-suffixed nouns shifts to the syllable before the case suffix.