მტვერი

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian მტუერი (mṭueri, dust), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mṭwer-. Most probably related to ამტვრევს (amṭvrevs, to crush). Cognates include Mingrelian ტვერი (ṭveri), ნტვერი (nṭveri) and Laz მტვერი (mťveri), მტვეი (mťvei).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mtʼveri/, [mtʼʷeɾi]
  • Hyphenation: მტვე‧რი

Noun

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მტვერი (mṭveri) (usually uncountable, plural მტვრები)

  1. dust
  2. pollen

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 126

Laz

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Noun

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მტვერი (mťveri) (Latin spelling mťveri) (Ghvant)

  1. a fox species indigenous to the Black Sea

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

Noun

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მტვერი (mťveri) (Latin spelling mťveri)

  1. Okordule form of ყვერი (qveri)

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mṭwer-.

Noun

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მტვერი (mťveri) (Latin spelling mťveri) (Batumi)

  1. extinguished ash

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mt’veri[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mt’veri[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mt’veri[3]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[3] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მტვერი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[4], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi