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მე-_-ე

მე- -ე

Georgian

Circumfix

მე- -ე • ‎(me- -e)

  1. Circumfixed to nouns, thereby forming agent nouns.

Derived terms

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Etymology

Cognates include Mingrelian მა- -ა ‎(ma- -a).

Originally, this circumfix along with სა- -ე ‎(sa- -e) signified grammatical category. The former denoted animate, while the latter - inanimate (which included animals) objects. Compare modern Georgian terms მე-ღორ-ე ‎(me-ɣor-e, “swine-herd”) and სა-ღორ-ე ‎(sa-ɣor-e, “pigsty”).

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