geercho
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Sidamo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From geerra (“old people”) + -cho. Cognates include Oromo jaarsa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]geercho m or f by sense (plural geerra m)
Declension
[edit]Declension of geercho
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | geercho | |
| nominative | geerchu | geerchi |
| genitive | geerchu*) | geerchi*) |
| dative | geerchoho | geerchira |
| accusative | geercho*) | |
| ablative | geerchunni | geerchinni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
Declension of geercho
(feminine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | geercho | |
| nominative | geercho | geercho |
| genitive | geerchote*) | geercho*) |
| dative | geerchote | geerchora |
| accusative | geercho*) | |
| ablative | geerchotenni | geerchonni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
[edit]- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32