Zulu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English metre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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imitha? class 5 (plural amamitha class 6)

  1. metre/meter (unit)

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form imitha amamitha
Locative emitheni emamitheni
Singular Plural
Full form imitha amamitha
Simple form limitha mamitha
Locative emitheni emamitheni
Copulative yimitha ngamamitha
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wemitha owemitha wamamitha owamamitha
Class 2 bemitha abemitha bamamitha abamamitha
Class 3 wemitha owemitha wamamitha owamamitha
Class 4 yemitha eyemitha yamamitha eyamamitha
Class 5 lemitha elemitha lamamitha elamamitha
Class 6 emitha awemitha amamitha awamamitha
Class 7 semitha esemitha samamitha esamamitha
Class 8 zemitha ezemitha zamamitha ezamamitha
Class 9 yemitha eyemitha yamamitha eyamamitha
Class 10 zemitha ezemitha zamamitha ezamamitha
Class 11 lwemitha olwemitha lwamamitha olwamamitha
Class 14 bemitha obemitha bamamitha obamamitha
Class 15 kwemitha okwemitha kwamamitha okwamamitha
Class 17 kwemitha okwemitha kwamamitha okwamamitha

Derived terms

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