afiatsotso

Ewe

Etymology

Nominalization of tso afia (“to pass judgement”),[1] from afia (“judgement”) + reduplication of tso (“to tear off”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fì.à.t͡sò.t͡sò/, [à.f͈ì.à.t͡sò.t͡sò]

Noun

àfìàtsòtsò (definite singular àfìàtsòtsò lá or àfìàtsòtsòà, singular only)

  1. (law) verdict, acquittal, pronouncement of judgement
  2. (law) jurisdiction, administration of justice

References

  1. ^ Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afiatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 506
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “afiatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 138
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “afiatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[3] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 70, 143, 209
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