გო-

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ga(n)- (preverb of direction "outside, outwards"). Cognate with Georgian გა- (ga-) and Mingrelian გო- (go-).

Preverb

გო- • (go-) (Latin spelling go-)

1. around

   ‎გო- (go-) + ‎ბღ- (bğ-, “to pour”) → ‎გობღუნ (gobğun, “A granular solid is lying scattered on something high”)

2. Function unknown

   ‎გო- (go-) + ‎ჭკონდ- (ç̌ǩond-, “to forget”) → ‎გოჭკონდუნ (goç̌ǩondun, “S/he forgets”)

Usage notes

• It becomes გვ- (gv-) before ა (a) in Atina, Vizha, Artasheni and Chkhala dialects and sometimes in Batumi dialect.
• It becomes გ- (g-) before vowels (except for ი (i)) in Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects.
• It stays გო- (go-) before ი (i) in Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects, becomes გუ- (gu-) in Chkhala and Batumi dialects.
• It becomes გვ- (gv-) before ო (o) in Vizha, Artasheni and Chkhala dialects.
• It becomes გუ- (gu-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go) but It stays გო- (go-) before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi) in Batumi Dialect.

Derived terms

Laz terms prefixed with გო-

Further reading

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