dureessa
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Sidamo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo dureessa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dureessa (feminine dureette, plural dureeyye)
Declension
[edit]Declension of dureessa
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | dureessa | dureette |
| nominative | dureessu | dureette |
| genitive | dureessu*) | dureette*) dureettete |
| accusative | dureessa*) | dureette*) |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. **) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f) | ||
References
[edit]- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 134