atɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ato"

Ewe

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from a- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ Proto-Gbe *tɔ̃ (“to sew”, literally “something that is sewed”).[1] The sense of “soursop” is due to its resemblance to a nest with its irregular, spiky oval shape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.tɔ̀/, [à.t̪ɔ̀]

Noun

àtɔ̀ (definite singular àtɔ̀ lá or àtɔ̀à, plural àtɔ̀wó, definite plural àtɔ̀àwó)

  1. nest (structure built by birds and insects)
    Synonym: xetɔ (specifically of birds)
  2. soursop (Annona muricata)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 222
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “atɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 475, 479
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “atɔ”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 131, 204
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “atɔ”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 29
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