meesane

Sidamo

Meesane.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya meesaana and Kambaata misaanita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːˈsane/
• Hyphenation: mee‧sa‧ne

Noun

meesane f (plural meesanna m)

1. axe, hatchet

Declension

Declension of meesane (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	meesane
nominative	meesane	meesane
genitive	meesanete*)	meesane*)
dative	meesanete	meesanera
accusative	meesane*)
ablative	meesanetenni	meesanenni
*) 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), “meesane”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department