dureessa

Sidamo

Etymology

Related to Oromo dureessa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈɾeːsːa/
  • Hyphenation: du‧rees‧sa

Adjective

dureessa (feminine dureette, plural dureeyye)

  1. rich

Declension

Declension of dureessa
masculine feminine
predicative dureessa dureette
nominative dureessu dureette
genitive dureessu*) dureette*)
dureettete
accusative dureessa*) dureette*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.
**) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f).

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 134