ceʼichcho

Sidamo

Etymology

From ceʼa (“birds”) +‎ -ichcho. Akin to Hadiyya ciiʼichcho and Kambaata ciichchuta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼeˈʔit͡ʃːo/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ʼich‧cho

Noun

ceʼichcho m or f by sense (plural ceʼa f)

  1. bird

Declension

Declension of ceʼichcho (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative ceʼichcho
nominative ceʼichchu ceʼichchi
genitive ceʼichchu*) ceʼichchi*)
dative ceʼichchoho ceʼichchira
accusative ceʼichcho*)
ablative ceʼichchunni ceʼichchinni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Declension of ceʼichcho (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative ceʼichcho
nominative ceʼichcho ceʼichcho
genitive ceʼichchote*) ceʼichcho*)
dative ceʼichchote ceʼichchora
accusative ceʼichcho*)
ablative ceʼichchotenni ceʼichchonni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 83
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