მო-

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მო- (mo-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo]
• Hyphenation: მო-

Preverb

მო- • (mo-)

1. Indicates movement towards the speaker
2. Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
3. Makes the future tense from the present

Antonyms

• მი- (mi-)

Derived terms

Georgian terms prefixed with მო-

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “მო-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mo-.

Preverb

მო- • (mo-) (Latin spelling mo-)

1. towards the speaker

   ‎მო- (mo-) ‎ლვ- (lv-, “to go”) → ‎მულუნ (mulun, “S/he comes”)

Usage notes

• In Atina dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-) before ა (a), მ- (m-) before ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Vizha dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-) before ა (a) or ო (o), მ- (m-) before უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Artasheni dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-), მმ- (mm-) or მ- (m-) before ა (a), მ- (m-) before ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects it becomes მ- (m-) before ა (a), ო (o) or უ (u), stays same before ი (i).
• In Chkhala dialect it becomes მვ- (mv-), მმ- (mm-) or მ- (m-) before ა (a) or ო (o), მუ- (mu-) before ი (i), მ- (m-) before უ (u).
• In Batumi dialect it becomes მ- (m-) before ა (a), ო (o) or უ (u), მუ- (mu-) before ი (i), მუ- (mu-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go), stays same before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi).

Derived terms

Laz terms prefixed with მო-

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mo-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მო-”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi