hoga

See also: höga

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hugô ("thought"; < Proto-Germanic *hugōną (“to think, consider”)), n-stem variant of Proto-Germanic *hugiz, *huguz (“mind, spirit, understanding”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxo.ɡɑ/, [ˈho.ɣɑ]

Noun

hoga m

  1. deliberate thought; care; effort; thoughtfulness

Declension
Declension of hoga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hoga hogan
accusative hogan hogan
genitive hogan hogena
dative hogan hogum

Adjective

hoga

  1. careful; thoughtful; prudent

Declension
Declension of hoga — Weak only
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hoga hoge hoge
Accusative hogan hogan hoge
Genitive hogan hogan hogan
Dative hogan hogan hogan
Instrumental hogan hogan hogan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hogan hogan hogan
Accusative hogan hogan hogan
Genitive hogra, hogena hogra, hogena hogra, hogena
Dative hogum hogum hogum
Instrumental hogum hogum hogum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: hoȝe, howe

Sidamo
Hoga (1).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ga

Noun

hoga m (singulative hogichcho m, plural hogga f)

  1. (collective) leaves

Declension
Declension of hoga (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative hoga
nominative hogu hogi
genitive hogu*) hogi*)
dative hogaho hogira
accusative hoga*)
ablative hogunni hoginni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Verb

hoga

  1. (transitive) to make waasa (from false bananas)

References
  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “hoga”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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