-ashsho
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʃːo/
Suffix
-ashsho (rounded form -ushsho)
- Used to form singulatives from collective nouns.
- farado (“horses”) → farashsho (“horse”)
Usage notes
- Used after collectives ending in -ado or -adda. These endings disappear with the suffixation.
- After nouns ending in -udda, the form -ushsho is used instead.
Derived terms
► Sidamo words suffixed with -ashsho
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi, A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, 2007, page 347