ተከፈተ

Amharic

Etymology

Root
ከ-ፈ-ተ (kä-fä-tä)

From ተ- (tä-) +‎ ከፈተ (käffätä, “to open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təkəfˈfətə/
• Hyphenation: ተ‧ከ‧ፈ‧ተ

Verb

ተከፈተ • (täkäffätä)

1. (stative) to be opened
2. (stative) to be hollow
3. (stative) to be uncovered
4. (stative) to be turned on
5. (intransitive) to open

Derived terms

• መከፈቻ (mäkkäfäča)

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ከፈተ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
• Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 15