საქართველო
sakartvelo[säkʰäɾtʰʷe̞ɫo̞]
საქართველო (sakartvelo) is the Georgian word for Georgia.
საქართველო is the name of the country in the Caucasus.
Meaning: country of the Caucasus (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes depending on how it is used in a sentence. The genitive form, used for 'of Georgia', is საქართველოს. The locative form, used for 'in Georgia', is საქართველოში. The ablative form, used for 'from Georgia', is საქართველოდან.
How do you pronounce it?
sakartvelo
Did you know?
- The name საქართველო does not refer to a specific person or legend, but is a literal description meaning 'the place where the Kartli people live'.
- The name for the country is built using a specific Georgian grammatical structure, the სა- -ო circumfix, which is used to turn a person or group into a location.
- The earliest written record of the name საქართველო dates back to the ninth century in a historical text called 'The Georgian Chronicles'.
Examples in context
- ეს არის წიგნი საქართველოს შესახებ.This is a book about Georgia.This sentence is useful for seeing how to refer to Georgia using the word საქართველო.Tatoeba #2764031 by teto, translation #2764030 by Ricardo14
- რამდენია მინიმალური ხელფასი საქართველოში?What's the minimum wage in Georgia?This sentence shows the use of the locative form საქართველოში.Tatoeba #3178093 by teto, translation #2943022 by araneo
- ძალიან ბედნიერი ვარ საქართველოში.I am very happy in Georgia.Tatoeba #1399414 by tiko, translation #1441287 by CN
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Example conversation
Two people are discussing travel plans for the summer.
- ელენე Eleneსად გინდა წამოხვიდე ზაფხულზე?sad ginda tsamokhvide zapkhulze?Where do you want to come this summer?
- ლევან Levanმე მინდა ვესტუმრო საქართველო.me minda vestumro sakartvelo.I want to visit Georgia.
- ელენე Eleneძალიან კარგია, იქ ბევრი ლამაზი ადგილია.dzalian kargia, ik bevri lamazi adgilia.That's great, there are many beautiful places there.
- ლევან Levanდიახ, მინდა ბევრი რამ ვნახო.diakh, minda bevri ram vnakho.Yes, I want to see many things.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “georgia” translations and entries საქართველო, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries საქართველო, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
