wado

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waþwô. Cognate with Old Saxon watho, Old Norse vǫðvi.

Noun

wado ?

  1. calf of leg

Descendants

  • German: Wade

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.dɔ/
  • Rhymes: -adɔ
  • Syllabification: wa‧do

Noun

wado f

  1. vocative singular of wada

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate waro (to know), Tobelo waho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.d̪o/

Verb

wado

  1. (transitive) to know
  2. (transitive) to find out, learn of
    • 2021, Yongki Indu Karam (lyrics and music), “Cinta Ne Idadi Haene ma”:
      oras mine hanso tawado
      at this time I just found out

Conjugation

Conjugation of wado (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tawado mawado awado
2nd person nawado fawado
3rd person inanimate iwado dawado
animate
imperative nawado, wado fawado, wado

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (in the conjugated form tawado)
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics
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