Skip to main content
Georgian

Georgian

1 9.3
The language spoken in the country of Georgia
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔrdʒən/
translation icon : georgiano
  • Many classic works of literature have been translated into Georgian over the centuries.

Examples

  • I knew nothing of the Georgian before this thread, and I am so impressed with it... lovely.

    Blog text (19)
  • Although the text of the Syriac Life does not explicitly state it, the fact that the second prayer is mentioned immediately following the one Zuzo used to say in Georgian every night over the infant Peter suggests that she used to pray in Georgian regularly, and the little child understood and remembered what she was saying.

    Academic text (2007)
  • At first, they talked among themselves in Georgian.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Throughout the whole service, they talked in hushed Georgian.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Euphemius of Mount Ethos, who translated the tale from his native Georgian into Greek.

  • This study of children's lives in Georgia draws its data primarily from hagiographical texts composed in classical Georgian.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The prayer, which she uttered when an earthquake was threatening to destroy her house and put an end to the lives of her beloved ones, was likely also formulated in Georgian.

    Academic text (2007)
  • 34 Khakham David followed the same formula, except that he also said a Mi Shebayrakh in Georgian for the Georgian Jewish congregation as a whole before the Torah reading.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The children are learning to write their names in Georgian at school.

  • She spoke fluently in Georgian while visiting Tbilisi last summer.

Synonyms

Georgian language
vsGeorgian
1 8.9

The language spoken in the country of Georgia that uses its own alphabet

focuses on literary tradition rather than official status

Compounds

The language spoken in the country of Georgia that uses its own alphabet

Surface Forms

Georgian singular
Georgians plural

Morphology

Georgian = Georgia (transparent) = Georgia + n

The suffix '-n' denotes a language from a place, making the word transparent.

Etymology

Georgian (language) is named after the country Georgia; in the local language the country is called Sakartvelo, but in English we use Georgian, so the Georgian language is the tongue 'of Georgia'.