geercho

Sidamo

Etymology

From geerra (“old people”) +‎ -cho. Cognates include Oromo jaarsa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɾt͡ʃo/
  • Hyphenation: geer‧cho

Noun

geercho m or f by sense (plural geerra m)

  1. elderly; old person

Declension
Declension of geercho (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative geercho
nominative geerchu geerchi
genitive geerchu*) geerchi*)
dative geerchoho geerchira
accusative geercho*)
ablative geerchunni geerchinni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.
Declension of geercho (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative geercho
nominative geercho geercho
genitive geerchote*) geercho*)
dative geerchote geerchora
accusative geercho*)
ablative geerchotenni geerchonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References
  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32
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