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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Kartvelian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɑːtˈviːliən/ (UK)
- /kɑːtˈvɛliən/ (UK)
- /kɑɹtˈviːliən/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Kartvelian *kart-der.
Old Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)
Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)bor.
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Kartvelian
Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) + -ian.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.
-
(not-comparable) same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)
Relateds
Kartvelology
Synonyms
South Caucasian · Georgian · Georgian
Translations (6)
ru картвельский (pertaining to the Kartvelian languages) · pl kartwelski (pertaining to the Kartvelian languages) · nl Kartveels (pertaining to the Kartvelian languages) · ca kartvelià (pertaining to the Kartvelian languages) · hy քարթվելական (pertaining to the Kartvelian languages) · bg картвелски (pertaining to the Kartvelian languages)
Kartvelian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɑːtˈviːliən/ (UK)
- /kɑːtˈvɛliən/ (UK)
- /kɑɹtˈviːliən/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Kartvelian *kart-der.
Old Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)
Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)bor.
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Kartvelian
Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) + -ian.
Meanings
-
A member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.
-
A Georgian person.
Forms
Synonyms
Kartvel (member of a people) · South Caucasian (member of a people)
Translations (9)
ka ქართველი (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · uk картве́лка (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · ru картвелка (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · pl Kartwelka (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · bg грузинец (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · ru картвел (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · bg грузинка (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · pl Kartwel (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus) · uk картве́л (member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus)
Kartvelian en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /kɑːtˈviːliən/ (UK)
- /kɑːtˈvɛliən/ (UK)
- /kɑɹtˈviːliən/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Kartvelian *kart-der.
Old Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)
Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)bor.
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Kartvelian
Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) + -ian.
Meanings
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A family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people.
But this is not just a borrowed label: in the Semitic, Kartvelian and Indo-European forms, a native verbal root has been reduplicated to form a noun which characteristically does the action of the verb.
2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 15:
Synonyms
South Caucasian
Translations (5)
bg картвелски (family of languages) · ca kartvelià (family of languages) · pl język kartwelski (family of languages) · ka ქართველური ენები (family of languages) · ru картвельский (family of languages)