afɔmɔ

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • afɔmɔe

Etymology

From afɔ (“foot”) +‎ mɔ (“path”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fɔ̀.mɔ́/, [à.f͈ɔ̀.mɔ́]

Noun

àfɔ̀mɔ́ (definite singular àfɔ̀mɔ́ lá or àfɔ̀mɔ́á, plural àfɔ̀mɔ́wó, definite plural àfɔ̀mɔ́áwó)

  1. footpath, path, trail
    Synonyms: afɔɖekɛmɔ, afɔtoƒe, gbedzemɔ

See also

  • afɔɖeɖe (“stride”)
  • afɔzi (“pace”)
  • mɔ (“path”)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afɔmɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 145
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afɔmɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 72
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “afɔmɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 12
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