-დან
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Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From simplification of -(ი)თგან (-(i)tgan), where -(ი)თ (-(i)t) is the instrumental case suffix and -გან (-gan) the postposition. -(ი)თგან -> -*(ი)დგან -> -(ი)დან.
Pronunciation
[edit]Postposition
[edit]-დან • (-dan)
- from, out of, since
- დაბადებიდან ― dabadebidan ― since birth
- სოფლიდან ― sop'lidan ― from village
- ცხრა ათიდან ― c'xra at'idan ― nine out of ten
Usage notes
[edit]- The postposition is suffixed to nouns in instrumental case, but the -თ (-t) of the instrumental is deleted.
See also
[edit]- -გან (-gan)