meesane

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya meesaana and Kambaata misaanita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːˈsane/
  • Hyphenation: mee‧sa‧ne

Noun

meesane f (plural meesanna m)

  1. axe, hatchet

Declension

Declension of meesane (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative meesane
nominative meesane meesane
genitive meesanete*) meesane*)
dative meesanete meesanera
accusative meesane*)
ablative meesanetenni meesanenni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “meesane”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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