xiinjecha
Oromo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Oromo xiinxaluu (“analyse”) + jecha (“word”), literally "word analysis".
Pronunciation
[edit]- Syllables - xiin-je-cha, Count - 3
Noun
[edit]xiinjecha
- etymology, the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
Declension
[edit]| Core cases | |
|---|---|
| Absolutive singular | xiinjecha |
| Nominative singular | xiinjechi |
| Nominative + focus | xiinjechatu |
| Accusative singular | xiinjecha |
| Genitive singular | xiinjechaa |
| Genitive + focus | xiinjechaatu |
| Instrumental (simple) | xiinjechaan |
| Instrumental (extended) | xiinjechaatiin |
| Dative singular | xiinjechaaf |
| Dative (extended) | xiinjechaatiif |
| Allative | xiinjechatti |
| Genitive-allative | xiinjechaatti |
| Vocative | yaa xiinjechaa |
| Relational / locative cases | |
| Superessive | xiinjecharra |
| Superessive-locative | xiinjecharratti |
| Superessive-ablative | xiinjecharraa |
| Inessive | xiinjecha keessa |
| Inessive-locative | xiinjecha keessatti |
| Elative | xiinjecha keessaa |
| Subessive | xiinjecha jala |
| Subessive-locative | xiinjecha jalatti |
| Sublative-ablative | xiinjecha jalaa |
| Adessive | xiinjecha bira |
| Adessive-locative | xiinjecha biratti |
| Adessive-ablative | xiinjecha biraa |
| Genitive-based relational locative cases | |
| Superessive | xiinjechaarra |
| Superessive-locative | xiinjechaarratti |
| Superessive-ablative | xiinjechaarraa |
| Inessive | xiinjechaa keessa |
| Inessive-locative | xiinjechaa keessatti |
| Elative | xiinjechaa keessaa |
| Subessive | xiinjechaa jala |
| Subessive-locative | xiinjechaa jalatti |
| Sublative-ablative | xiinjechaa jalaa |
| Adessive | xiinjechaa bira |
| Adessive-locative | xiinjechaa biratti |
| Adessive-ablative | xiinjechaa biraa |
| Definite and Indefinite form + gender | |
| Indefinite | xiinjecha |
| Definite male singular | xiinjechicha |
| Nominative definite male singular | xiinjechichi |
| Genitive definite male singular | xiinjechichaa |
| Definite female singular/genitive | xiinjechittii |
| Proximal (nominative) (this) male | xiinjechi kun |
| Proximal (nominative) (this) female | xiinjechi tun |
| Proximal (nominative + focus) male | xiinjecha kanatu |
| Proximal (nominative + focus) female | xiinjecha tanatu |
| Proximal (accusative) male | xiinjecha kana |
| Proximal (accusative) female | xiinjecha tana |
| Distal (nominative) both genders | xiinjechi sun |
| Distal (nominative + focus) | xiinjecha sanatu |
| Distal (accusative) | xiinjecha sana/san |
| Distal (genitive) | xiinjecha sanaa |
| Unknown (nominative) | xiinjechi tokko |
| Unknown (nominative + focus) | xiinjecha tokkotu |
| Unknown (accusative) | xiinjecha tokko |
| Unknown (genitive) | xiinjecha tokkoo |
References
[edit]- Eyob Abebe. 'Buurana Oromo–English Dictionary'. Android application.