cimeeyye
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼiˈmeːjːe/
- Hyphenation: ci‧meey‧ye
Noun
cimeeyye f (singulative cimeette f or cimeessa m)
- (collective) arbiters; arbitresses
- (collective) noble people
Declension
Declension of cimeeyye (feminine)
unmodified | modified | |
---|---|---|
predicative | cimeeyye | |
nominative | cimeeyye | cimeeyye |
genitive | cimeeyyete*) | cimeeyye*) |
dative | cimeeyyete | cimeeyyera |
accusative | cimeeyye*) | |
ablative | cimeeyyetenni | cimeeyyenni |
*) Stressed on the final vowel. |
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 350
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “cimeeyye”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department