nugusa

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Sidamo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nuˈɡusa/
  • Hyphenation: nu‧gu‧sa

Noun[edit]

nugusa m (plural nugussa f)

  1. king

Declension[edit]

Declension of nugusa (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative nugusa
nominative nugusu nugusi
genitive nugusu*) nugusi*)
dative nugusaho nugusira
accusative nugusa*)
ablative nugusunni nugusinni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Verb[edit]

nugusa

  1. (intransitive) to reign (as king)

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 82
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “nugusa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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