-ად

Georgian

Alternative forms

• -დ (-d)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad/, [atʰ]

Suffix

-ად • (-ad)

1. Adverbial case marker
2. Derives adverbs from adjectives and numerals

   კარგი (ḳargi, “good”) → კარგად (ḳargad, “well”)

   პირველი (ṗirveli, “first”) → პირველად (ṗirvelad, “firstly”)

3. Derives a distributive number from numbers
4. Derives a participle number from verbal nouns

   აალება (aaleba, “ignition”) → აალებადი (aalebadi, “inflammable”)

Usage notes

• Suffixed to stems ending with a consonant. For vowel-ended stems see -დ (-d).
• In spoken language, the letter დ (d) sometimes sounds like თ (t), and as a result, that forms are found in literature rarely.

Derived terms

Georgian terms suffixed with -ად