-ონა

Laz

Etymology

From ონა (ona, “field”).

Suffix

-ონა • (-ona) (Latin spelling -ona)

  1. Added to inanimate nouns in order to form typonyms which that inanimate noun are plentifull
    ‎მსხული (msxuli, “pear”) + ‎-ონა (-ona) → ‎მსხულონა (msxulona, “pear field”)
    ‎ჭორჭი (č̣orč̣i, “mud”) + ‎-ონა (-ona) → ‎ჭორჭონა (č̣orč̣ona, “swamp”)
  2. (neologism) Added to animate nouns in order to form typonyms
    ‎ლაზი (lazi, “Laz”) + ‎-ონა (-ona) → ‎ლაზონა (lazona, “Lazona”)
    ‎ქორთო (korto, “Georgian”) + ‎-ონა (-ona) → ‎ქორთოლონა (kortolona, “Georgia”)

Derived terms
Laz words suffixed with -ონა
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.