-yto

Afar Pronunciation -ytó Suffix aa suffix -ytó masculine -ytu Used to form feminine singulative nouns. Used to form feminine diminutive nouns. Used to form feminine nouns denoting origin, characteristic or occupation. Usage notes Used after nouns ending in the vowel -a. After the vowels -e, -i, -o, -u the form aa -ytá is used. After nouns ending in a consonant, the forms aa -tó and aa -tá are used (depending on the preceding vowel). Declension -ytó Derived terms aa References 228 Saho Alternative forms Northern Saho ssy -tto Etymology Related to aa -ytu, aa -ytó. Pronunciation masculine ssy /-jto/ feminine ssy /-jˈto/ Suffix ssy suffix ssy Southern Saho Used to form singulative nouns from their collective counterparts. Usage notes If both a masculine and feminine singulatives of the collective noun exist, the feminine form ssy -ytö is used to distinguish it from the masculine. Declension masculine -yto -yti -yti feminine -yto -yto -ytot Derived terms ssy References