beetto

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya beeto and Kambaata beeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːtːo/
• Hyphenation: beet‧to

Noun

beetto m or f by sense 

1. child (boy or girl)
2. offspring (son or daughter)

Declension

Declension of beetto (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	beetto
nominative	beettu	beetti
genitive	beettu*)	beetti*)
dative	beettoho	beettira
accusative	beetto*)
ablative	beettunni	beettinni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Declension of beetto (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	beetto
nominative	beetto	beetto
genitive	beettote*)	beetto*)
dative	beettote	beettora
accusative	beetto*)
ablative	beettotenni	beettonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 36
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “beetto”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department