dikko

Sidamo

Dikko.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Gedeo ዲክኮ (dikko) and Kambaata dikkuta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdikːo/
• Hyphenation: dik‧ko

Noun

dikko f 

1. market, market place

Declension

Declension of dikko (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	dikko
nominative	dikko	dikko
genitive	dikkote*)	dikko*)
dative	dikkote	dikkora
accusative	dikko*)
ablative	dikkotenni	dikkonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 36
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “dikko”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department