ceʼa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cea"

Sidamo

Ceʼa.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya ciiʼa and Kambaata ciiʼata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʼeʔa/
• Hyphenation: ce‧ʼa

Noun

ceʼa f (singulative ceʼichcho m or f)

1. (collective) birds

Declension

Declension of ceʼa (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	ceʼa
nominative	ceʼa	ceʼa
genitive	ceʼate*)	ceʼa*)
dative	ceʼate	ceʼara
accusative	ceʼa*)
ablative	ceʼatenni	ceʼanni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ceʼa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department