sidoc

Afar

Afar numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: sidóc
    Ordinal: sidoccáytu
    Fractional: sidoctá

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *sazħ-. Cognates include Iraqw tám, Hadiyya saso, Oromo sadii, Sidamo sásse, Saho adox and Somali sáddex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈdoħ/, [sɪˈdɔħ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧doc

Noun

sidóc m (plural sidoddóc m)

  1. three

Usage notes

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Sidiicá númu.Three people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of sidóc
absolutive sidóc
predicative sidócu
subjective sidóc
genitive sidiicá, sidicá, sidoocá
Postpositioned forms
l-case sidócul
k-case sidócuk
t-case sidócut
h-case sidócuh

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “sidoc”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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