dibbe
Sidamo
Dibbe.
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo dibbee, Burji dimba and Hadiyya dibbeʼe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdibːe/
- Hyphenation: dib‧be
Declension
Declension of dibbe
(feminine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | dibbe | |
| nominative | dibbe | dibbe |
| genitive | dibbete*) | dibbe*) |
| dative | dibbete | dibbera |
| accusative | dibbe*) | |
| ablative | dibbetenni | dibbenni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “dibbe”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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