Localization of Water-related Toponyms and Hydronyms in the Speech of the Prone Valley

This paper studies the localization of water-related toponyms and hydronyms in the speech of the Froni Valley. The research is based on the linguistic analysis of the relevant scientific literature and materials we have found in each village. The focus is on the structure and means of production of place and river names characteristic of the villages of Dvani, Ptsi, Surami and Ali Froni. Taking into account this large stock of words is important when discussing the vocabulary of the language. One regularity is preserved in the system of toponyms: the name of a place represents the environment, location, signs, color, personal name, surname. The constituent elements of toponyms and hydronyms often include vocabulary related to water: spring, lake, ravine, floodplain, ravine, swamp, whirlpool. The first component in a complex stem is the name of a village, surname, proper or common name, adjective, numerical name, animal or bird. Examples of this are: Atskuri water, Rustavi water, Aleksandres tskara, Tedeshvilebiststskal, Baidauri water, Batoniststskaro, Beberiststskaro.The surname and personal name used as a determiner indicate belonging and plurality. Such a toponym is accompanied by the suffix -ian: Durglianttskaro (Durglishvili Spring), Macharaanttskaro (Macharashvili Spring), Bliadzianttba (Bliadzeebi lake).

           Place and river names are formed with prefix-suffixes (na-ur: natbeuri) and suffixes (ul//-ula: pleula - a river in the village of plevi; ptsiula - a river in the village of ptsa; suramula - a river in suram. -ura: ghogura - a river in the village of ghogeti. -eb: chinchilebi - a place name. -ora: choshora. -et: kvableti...). In hydronyms, the -a suffix is ​​an affix that produces properties and similarities (ortskal. tkotsula...). The production is Georgian, we have not encountered borrowed terms. Toponyms containing the roots "tskal" and "tskaro" stand out more in terms of their frequency of use. Territorial localization of dialectal vocabulary used as toponyms is observed. Such production is also characteristic of other dialects of the Georgian language. We consider it important to investigate and chronologically study those surnames in relation to the present day, which served as the basis for any microtoponym. In the production of hydronyms, substantive determinative and truncated forms are confirmed.