ibhodwe

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːboːdwé/

Noun

ī́bhodwé class 5 (plural amábhodwé class 6)

1. iron pot

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ibhodwe	amabhodwe
Locative	ebhodweni	emabhodweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ibhodwe		amabhodwe
Simple form	libhodwe		mabhodwe
Locative	ebhodweni		emabhodweni
Copulative	yibhodwe		ngamabhodwe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	webhodwe	owebhodwe	wamabhodwe	owamabhodwe
Class 2	bebhodwe	abebhodwe	bamabhodwe	abamabhodwe
Class 3	webhodwe	owebhodwe	wamabhodwe	owamabhodwe
Class 4	yebhodwe	eyebhodwe	yamabhodwe	eyamabhodwe
Class 5	lebhodwe	elebhodwe	lamabhodwe	elamabhodwe
Class 6	ebhodwe	awebhodwe	amabhodwe	awamabhodwe
Class 7	sebhodwe	esebhodwe	samabhodwe	esamabhodwe
Class 8	zebhodwe	ezebhodwe	zamabhodwe	ezamabhodwe
Class 9	yebhodwe	eyebhodwe	yamabhodwe	eyamabhodwe
Class 10	zebhodwe	ezebhodwe	zamabhodwe	ezamabhodwe
Class 11	lwebhodwe	olwebhodwe	lwamabhodwe	olwamabhodwe
Class 14	bebhodwe	obebhodwe	bamabhodwe	obamabhodwe
Class 15	kwebhodwe	okwebhodwe	kwamabhodwe	okwamabhodwe
Class 17	kwebhodwe	okwebhodwe	kwamabhodwe	okwamabhodwe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bodwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bodwe (3.2.6.6-3)”