kontom

Afar

Afar numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  40	←  49	50	51  →	60  → [a], [b]
		5
Cardinal: kontóm, koona-tabán     Ordinal: kontomháytu, koona-tabanháytu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtom/ [kɔnˈtɔm]
• Hyphenation: kon‧tom

Noun

kontóm m 

1. fifty

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Kontóm númu. ― Fifty people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of kontóm
absolutive	kontóm
predicative	kontómu
subjective	kontóm
genitive	kontóm
Postpositioned forms l-case kontómul k-case kontómuk t-case kontómut h-case kontómuh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kontom”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 77
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.tɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔntɔm
• Syllabification: kon‧tom
• Homophone: kątom

Noun

kontom n

1. dative plural of konto