otɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oto"

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *-tɔ (“lake”).[1] Cognates include Fon tɔ̀, Ewe etɔ, Adja etɔsasa

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.tɔ̀/, /ō.tɔ̀/

Noun

òtɔ̀ or otɔ̀ (plural òtɔ̀ lɛ́ or otɔ̀ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. river

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-tɔ́.[2] Cognates include Fon tɔ́, Saxwe Gbe otɔ́

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.tɔ́/, /ō.tɔ́/

Noun

òtɔ́ or otɔ́ (plural òtɔ́ lɛ́ or otɔ́ lɛ́) (Benin)

  1. father

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 218
  2. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), pages 215, 220
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