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-ytu
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Ytu ý tứ
Afar
Etymology
Related to ssy -tto, ssy -yto.
Pronunciation
-ytu
Suffix
aa suffix -ytu feminine -ytó
Used to form masculine singulative nouns.
Used to form masculine diminutive nouns.
Used to form masculine 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 -yta is used.
After nouns ending in a consonant, the forms aa -tu and aa -ta are used (depending on the preceding vowel).
Declension
-ytu -ytu -ytí -ytí
Derived terms
aa
References
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