wado

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Old High German

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Etymology

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

Noun

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wado ?

  1. calf of leg

Descendants

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  • German: Wade

Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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wado f

  1. vocative singular of wada

West Makian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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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

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (in the conjugated form tawado)
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics