sidoc

sidoc

Afar

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Cardinal: sidóc     Ordinal: sidoccáytu     Fractional: sidoctá

Alternative forms

• sidocóy

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *sazħ-. Cognates include Iraqw tám, Hadiyya saso, Oromo sadii, Sidamo sásse, Saho adox and Somali sáddex.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Afar) IPA^(key): /siˈdoħ/
• (Southern Afar) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈdoħ/
• Hyphenation: si‧doc

Noun

sidóc m (plural sidoddóc m)

1. three

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Sidiicá númu. ― Three people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of sidóc
absolutive	sidóc
predicative	sidócu
subjective	sidóc
genitive	sidiicá, sidicá, sidoocá
Postpositioned forms l-case sidócul k-case sidócuk t-case sidócut h-case sidócuh

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “sidoc”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN