isilevu

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù.

Noun

ísílevu class 7 (plural iílevu class 8)

1. chin

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísíleːv̥ṳ]

Noun

ísílevu class 7 (plural ízílêvu class 8)

1. chin

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíleːvu/

Noun

isílevu class 7 (plural izilêvu class 8)

1. chin
2. beard

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isilevu	izilevu
Locative	esilevini	ezilevini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isilevu		izilevu
Simple form	silevu		zilevu
Locative	esilevini		ezilevini
Copulative	yisilevu		yizilevu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesilevu	owesilevu	wezilevu	owezilevu
Class 2	besilevu	abesilevu	bezilevu	abezilevu
Class 3	wesilevu	owesilevu	wezilevu	owezilevu
Class 4	yesilevu	eyesilevu	yezilevu	eyezilevu
Class 5	lesilevu	elesilevu	lezilevu	elezilevu
Class 6	esilevu	awesilevu	ezilevu	awezilevu
Class 7	sesilevu	esesilevu	sezilevu	esezilevu
Class 8	zesilevu	ezesilevu	zezilevu	ezezilevu
Class 9	yesilevu	eyesilevu	yezilevu	eyezilevu
Class 10	zesilevu	ezesilevu	zezilevu	ezezilevu
Class 11	lwesilevu	olwesilevu	lwezilevu	olwezilevu
Class 14	besilevu	obesilevu	bezilevu	obezilevu
Class 15	kwesilevu	okwesilevu	kwezilevu	okwezilevu
Class 17	kwesilevu	okwesilevu	kwezilevu	okwezilevu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-levu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-levu (3.2.9.9)”