ფლორენცია

Georgian

Etymology

Older ჶლორენცა (florenca), perhaps from Old French Florence, in any case ultimately Latin Flōrentia. The modern Georgian form appears to have been crossed with or reborrowed from Russian Флоренция (Florencija).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /florent͡sia/, [fɫoɾent͡sʰia], /pʰlorent͡sia/, [pʰɫoɾent͡sʰia]

Proper noun

ფლორენცია • (plorencia) (uncountable)

  1. Firenze, Florence (city in Italy)

Declension

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References

  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ჶლორენცა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949
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