Kinyarwanda
ibishitsi
Word parts: ibi-shitsi
ee-bee-SHEE-tsee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibishitsiee-bee-SHEE-tseesoon
Englishbases of treessoon
Frenchpieds d’arbressoon
Meaning
the thick lower parts of tree trunks where they meet the ground.
Good to know
plural of igishitsi (ibi-/igi- class); rare, mostly descriptive.
Examples
- Ibishitsi by'imiti minini biratera igicucu kinini.The bases of the big trees cast a large shadow.
- Hari ibimera bimera hafi y'ibishitsi by'ibiti?Do certain plants grow near the bases of trees?
- Ibishitsi by'ibiti ntibyasigaye nyuma yo gutema ishyamba.No tree bases remained after the forest was cut down.
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