cimeessa

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼiˈmeːsːa/
• Hyphenation: ci‧mees‧sa

Noun

cimeessa m (feminine cimeette, plural cimeeyye f)

1. arbiter
2. noble man

Declension

Declension of cimeessa (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	cimeessa
nominative	cimeessu	cimeessi
genitive	cimeessu*)	cimeessi*)
dative	cimeessaho	cimeessira
accusative	cimeessa*)
ablative	cimeessunni	cimeessinni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 350
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “cimeessa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department