amegbetɔ

Ewe

Etymology

From ame (“person”) +‎ agbe (“life”) +‎ -tɔ (agent suffix), literally “person [who] possesses life”. Cognates include Fon gbɛ̀tɔ́, Gun gbɛ̀tɔ́, Saxwe Gbe gbɛ̀tɔ́ and Adja agbetɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.mè.ɡ͡bè.tɔ́/, [à.mè.ɡ͡bè.t̪ɔ́]

Noun

àmègbètɔ́ (definite singular àmègbètɔ́ lá or àmègbètɔ́á, plural àmègbètɔ́wó, definite plural àmègbètɔ́áwó)

  1. human, person, man (as opposed to being an animal)
    Synonym: ame

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “amegbetɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 348
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “amegbetɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 123
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “amegbetɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 22
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