konoy
Afar
| 50[a], [b] | ||
| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: konóy Ordinal: konoyháytu Fractional: konoytá | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw kooʼán, Sidamo onte, Somali shán, Oromo shan and Saho koon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈnoj/
- Hyphenation: ko‧noy
Noun
konóy m
- five
Usage notes
- When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
- Kóona númu. ― Five people.
- When counting, the predicative case is used.
Declension
| Declension of konóy | ||||||||||||||||||
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| absolutive | konóy | |||||||||||||||||
| predicative | konóyu, konóoyu | |||||||||||||||||
| subjective | konóy | |||||||||||||||||
| genitive | kóona | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “konoy”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN