geercho
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɾt͡ʃo/
- Hyphenation: geer‧cho
Usage notes
- The gender of geercho depends on the natural gender of the referent. As such, it may be translated as either old man (masculine) or old woman (feminine) depending on the context.
Declension
Declension of geercho
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | geercho | |
| nominative | geerchu | geerchi |
| genitive | geerchu*) | geerchi*) |
| dative | geerchoho | geerchira |
| accusative | geercho*) | |
| ablative | geerchunni | geerchinni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
Declension of geercho
(feminine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | geercho | |
| nominative | geercho | geercho |
| genitive | geerchote*) | geercho*) |
| dative | geerchote | geerchora |
| accusative | geercho*) | |
| ablative | geerchotenni | geerchonni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32
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