umpetshisi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English peaches.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /um̩pétʃiːsi/

Noun

umpétshisi class 3 (plural imipétshisi class 4)

1. peach tree

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umpetshisi	imipetshisi
Locative	empetshisini	emipetshisini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umpetshisi		imipetshisi
Simple form	mpetshisi		mipetshisi
Locative	empetshisini		emipetshisini
Copulative	ngumpetshisi		yimipetshisi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wompetshisi	owompetshisi	wemipetshisi	owemipetshisi
Class 2	bompetshisi	abompetshisi	bemipetshisi	abemipetshisi
Class 3	wompetshisi	owompetshisi	wemipetshisi	owemipetshisi
Class 4	yompetshisi	eyompetshisi	yemipetshisi	eyemipetshisi
Class 5	lompetshisi	elompetshisi	lemipetshisi	elemipetshisi
Class 6	ompetshisi	awompetshisi	emipetshisi	awemipetshisi
Class 7	sompetshisi	esompetshisi	semipetshisi	esemipetshisi
Class 8	zompetshisi	ezompetshisi	zemipetshisi	ezemipetshisi
Class 9	yompetshisi	eyompetshisi	yemipetshisi	eyemipetshisi
Class 10	zompetshisi	ezompetshisi	zemipetshisi	ezemipetshisi
Class 11	lompetshisi	olompetshisi	lwemipetshisi	olwemipetshisi
Class 14	bompetshisi	obompetshisi	bemipetshisi	obemipetshisi
Class 15	kompetshisi	okompetshisi	kwemipetshisi	okwemipetshisi
Class 17	kompetshisi	okompetshisi	kwemipetshisi	okwemipetshisi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-petshisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-petshisi (6.6.3.9.9)”