abic

Afar

Alternative forms

abáci

Etymology

From abicé (“stink”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌˈbiħ/
Hyphenation: a‧bic

Noun

abíc m (plural abcitté f or abiicá f or abaacá f or aboocá f)

stink, stench, reek

Declension

Declension of abíc

absolutive	abíc
predicative	abíca
subjective	abíc
genitive	abíc

Usage notes

The plural abcitté and abiicá are used in the southern dialects, whereas abaacá and aboocá are used in the northern dialects.

Derived terms

Verb

abíc

imperative singular of abicé

References

E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) , “abic”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

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