beetto
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya beeto and Kambaata beeta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːtːo/
- Hyphenation: beet‧to
Usage notes
- The gender of beetto depends on the natural gender of the referent. As such, it may be translated as either boy, son (masculine) or girl, daughter (feminine) depending on the context.
Declension
Declension of beetto
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | beetto | |
| nominative | beettu | beetti |
| genitive | beettu*) | beetti*) |
| dative | beettoho | beettira |
| accusative | beetto*) | |
| ablative | beettunni | beettinni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
Declension of beetto
(feminine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | beetto | |
| nominative | beetto | beetto |
| genitive | beettote*) | beetto*) |
| dative | beettote | beettora |
| accusative | beetto*) | |
| ablative | beettotenni | beettonni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 36
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “beetto”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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