saante

Sidamo

Saante.

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ሳንቲም (santim), from French centime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnte/
• Hyphenation: saan‧te

Noun

saante f 

1. coin
2. cent

Declension

Declension of saante (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	saante
nominative	saante	saante
genitive	saantete*)	saante*)
dative	saantete	saantera
accusative	saante*)
ablative	saantetenni	saantenni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “saante”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department