atsiaƒu

Ewe

Etymology

Possibly from a- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ tsi (“water”) +‎ -a (definite suffix) +‎ ƒu (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.t͡sí.á.ɸú/, [à.t͡ʃí.á.ɸú]

Noun

àtsíáƒú (definite singular àtsíáƒú lá or àtsíáƒúá, plural àtsíáƒúwó, definite plural àtsíáƒúáwó)

  1. sea, ocean
    Synonyms: atsalaƒu, atsanaƒu (both dialectal)

References

  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “atsiaƒu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 500
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “atsiaƒu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 122, 135, 212
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “atsiaƒu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 30
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