გალია

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian გალიაკი (galiaḳi, cage), from Ancient Greek γαλεάγρα (galeágra, cage for animals). For the development of the ending compare Georgian დანა (dana) beside დანაკი (danaḳi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalia/

Noun

გალია (galia) (plural გალიები)

  1. birdcage, cage, mew

Declension

.Georgian.inflection-table tr:hover
{
	background-color:#EBEBEB;
}

References

  • Gippert, Jost (1995), “Ein altgeorgisches hapax legomenon”, in Aleksandre Gvaxaria, editor, Pilologiuri ʒiebani (in German), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 75 of 73–78
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.