ქორთო

Bats

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *korto. Cognates include Chechen корта (korta) and Ingush ко̄рта (koorta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkortŏ/
  • Hyphenation: ქორ‧თო
  • Rhymes: -ortŏ

Noun

ქორთო̆ (kortŏclass bd

  1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)
  2. headspring, source (of a river)
  3. peak (of a mountain)
  4. head, leader, chief
  5. self, own

Declension

Declension of ქორთო (type 1/ქორთო̆ (kortŏ), no gradation, apocope)
singular plural
nominative ქორთო̆ (kortŏ) ქორთმი (kortmi)
genitive ქორთიჼ (kortĩ) ქორთმაჼ (kortmã)
ergative ქორთივ (kortiv) ქორთმივ (kortmiv)
dative ქორთინ (kortin) ქორთმინ (kortmin)

References

  • Schiefner, Anton (1856), Versuch über die Thusch-Sprache oder die khistische Mundart in Thuschetien (in German), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 120b
  • Kadagiʒe, Davit; Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984), “ქორთო”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, pages 626b–629b
  • Bertlani, Arsen, editor (2013), “ქორთო”, in C̣ovatušur-kartul-rusul-inglisuri leksiḳoni [Tsovatush–Georgian–Russian–English Dictionary], volume II, Tbilisi: Saari, pages 388–389
  • Ḳaḳašvili, Diana (2022), “ქორთო”, in C̣ovatušur-kartuli leksiḳoni [Bats-Georgian dictionary] (Ḳavḳasiur-kartuli leksiḳonebi; II), Tbilisi, page 182a

Laz

Noun

ქორთო • (korto) (Latin spelling Korto)

  1. alternative form of ქორთუ (kortu)