afiatsotso

== Ewe == === Etymology === Nominalization of tso afia (“to pass judgement”), from afia (“judgement”) + reduplication of tso (“to tear off”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /à.fì.à.t͡sò.t͡sò/, [à.f͈ì.à.t͡sò.t͡sò] === Noun === àfìàtsòtsò (definite singular àfìàtsòtsò lá or àfìàtsòtsòà, singular only) (law) verdict, acquittal, pronouncement of judgement (law) jurisdiction, administration of justice === References === Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “afiatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 138 Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “afiatsotso”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[3] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 70, 143, 209