umthamo
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úḿthámo class 3 (plural ímíthámo class 4)
- content(s)
Inflection edit
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Zulu edit
Etymology edit
Compare isithamo (“cheek”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úmthámo class 3 (plural ímithámo class 4)
Inflection edit
Class 3/4 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthamo | imithamo | ||
Locative | emthanyeni | emithanyeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthamo | imithamo | ||
Simple form | mthamo | mithamo | ||
Locative | emthanyeni | emithanyeni | ||
Copulative | ngumthamo | yimithamo | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womthamo | owomthamo | wemithamo | owemithamo |
Class 2 | bomthamo | abomthamo | bemithamo | abemithamo |
Class 3 | womthamo | owomthamo | wemithamo | owemithamo |
Class 4 | yomthamo | eyomthamo | yemithamo | eyemithamo |
Class 5 | lomthamo | elomthamo | lemithamo | elemithamo |
Class 6 | omthamo | awomthamo | emithamo | awemithamo |
Class 7 | somthamo | esomthamo | semithamo | esemithamo |
Class 8 | zomthamo | ezomthamo | zemithamo | ezemithamo |
Class 9 | yomthamo | eyomthamo | yemithamo | eyemithamo |
Class 10 | zomthamo | ezomthamo | zemithamo | ezemithamo |
Class 11 | lomthamo | olomthamo | lwemithamo | olwemithamo |
Class 14 | bomthamo | obomthamo | bemithamo | obemithamo |
Class 15 | komthamo | okomthamo | kwemithamo | okwemithamo |
Class 17 | komthamo | okomthamo | kwemithamo | okwemithamo |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thamo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thamo (2.4.3.9)”