agaraancho

Sidamo

Etymology

From agar- (“to guard”) +‎ -aancho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡaˈɾaːnt͡ʃo/
• Hyphenation: a‧ga‧raan‧cho

Noun

agaraancho m (plural agaraasine f)

1. guardian
2. custodian
3. (soccer) goalkeeper

Declension

Declension of agaraancho (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	agaraancho
nominative	agaraanchu	agaraanchi
genitive	agaraanchu*)	agaraanchi*)
dative	agaraanchoho	agaraanchira
accusative	agaraancho*)
ablative	agaraanchunni	agaraanchinni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “agaraancho”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department