saante

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Sidamo[edit]

Saante.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Amharic ሳንቲም (santim), from French centime.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːnte/
  • Hyphenation: saan‧te

Noun[edit]

saante f 

  1. coin
  2. cent

Declension[edit]

Declension of saante (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative saante
nominative saante saante
genitive saantete*) saante*)
dative saantete saantera
accusative saante*)
ablative saantetenni saantenni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “saante”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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