მცირე

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მცირჱ (mcirē), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cir-[1] or from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mcire- (“little, small”).[2] Cognate with Mingrelian ცირა (cira, “girl; daughter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mt͡sire/, [mt͡sʰiɾe]
  • Hyphenation: მცი‧რე

Adjective
indeclinable

მცირე • (mcire) (comparative უფრო მცირე, superlative უმცირესი)

  1. small, insignificant

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References
  1. Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 561
  2. Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 129
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