poletika

Sidamo

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ፖለቲካ (polätika), borrowed from Italian politica, ultimately from Ancient Greek πολιτικά (politiká).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foleˈtika/
  • Hyphenation: po‧le‧ti‧ka

Noun

poletika m 

  1. politics

Declension

Declension of poletika (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative poletika
nominative poletiku poletiki
genitive poletiku*) poletiki*)
dative poletikaho poletikira
accusative poletika*)
ablative poletikunni poletikinni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 29
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “poletika”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department