iTheku

Xhosa

Proper noun

iTheku

1. Durban (a city in South Africa)

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

Either from itheku (“bay, harbor”), or from itheku (“animal or man with a single testicle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːtʰêːɠu/

Noun

îThêku class 5

1. Durban (a city in South Africa)

Inflection

Class 5
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iTheku	—
Locative	eThekwini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iTheku		—
Simple form	liTheku		—
Locative	eThekwini		—
Copulative	yiTheku		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weTheku	oweTheku	—	—
Class 2	beTheku	abeTheku	—	—
Class 3	weTheku	oweTheku	—	—
Class 4	yeTheku	eyeTheku	—	—
Class 5	leTheku	eleTheku	—	—
Class 6	eTheku	aweTheku	—	—
Class 7	seTheku	eseTheku	—	—
Class 8	zeTheku	ezeTheku	—	—
Class 9	yeTheku	eyeTheku	—	—
Class 10	zeTheku	ezeTheku	—	—
Class 11	lweTheku	olweTheku	—	—
Class 14	beTheku	obeTheku	—	—
Class 15	kweTheku	okweTheku	—	—
Class 17	kweTheku	okweTheku	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-theku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-theku (2.4.3-8.9)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press