hoga

See also: höga

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hugô ("thought"; < Proto-Germanic *hugōną (“to think, consider”)), n-stem variant of Proto-Germanic *hugiz, *huguz (“mind, spirit, understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxo.ɡɑ/, [ˈho.ɣɑ]

Noun

hoga m

1. deliberate thought; care; effort; thoughtfulness

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hoga	hogan
accusative	hogan	hogan
genitive	hogan	hogena
dative	hogan	hogum

Adjective

hoga

1. careful; thoughtful; prudent

Declension

Declension of hoga — Weak only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hoga	hoge	hoge
Accusative	hogan	hogan	hoge
Genitive	hogan	hogan	hogan
Dative	hogan	hogan	hogan
Instrumental	hogan	hogan	hogan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hogan	hogan	hogan
Accusative	hogan	hogan	hogan
Genitive	hogra, hogena	hogra, hogena	hogra, hogena
Dative	hogum	hogum	hogum
Instrumental	hogum	hogum	hogum

Derived terms

• hohfæst
• hohful
• hohlīċ
• hohmōd
• hohsċipe
• oferhoga
• unhoga
• ymbhoga

Related terms

• hogian
• hyċġan
• hyġe

Descendants

• Middle English: hoȝe, howe
  • English: how

Sidamo

Hoga (1).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoɡa/
• Hyphenation: ho‧ga

Noun

hoga m (singulative hogichcho m, plural hogga f)

1. (collective) leaves

Declension

Declension of hoga (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	hoga
nominative	hogu	hogi
genitive	hogu*)	hogi*)
dative	hogaho	hogira
accusative	hoga*)
ablative	hogunni	hoginni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Verb

hoga

1. (transitive) to make waasa (from false bananas)

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “hoga”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department