ithusi
Zulu
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editîthúsi class 5 (plural ámathúsi class 6)
Inflection
editClass 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ithusi | amathusi | ||
Locative | ethusini | emathusini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ithusi | amathusi | ||
Simple form | lithusi | mathusi | ||
Locative | ethusini | emathusini | ||
Copulative | yithusi | ngamathusi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wethusi | owethusi | wamathusi | owamathusi |
Class 2 | bethusi | abethusi | bamathusi | abamathusi |
Class 3 | wethusi | owethusi | wamathusi | owamathusi |
Class 4 | yethusi | eyethusi | yamathusi | eyamathusi |
Class 5 | lethusi | elethusi | lamathusi | elamathusi |
Class 6 | ethusi | awethusi | amathusi | awamathusi |
Class 7 | sethusi | esethusi | samathusi | esamathusi |
Class 8 | zethusi | ezethusi | zamathusi | ezamathusi |
Class 9 | yethusi | eyethusi | yamathusi | eyamathusi |
Class 10 | zethusi | ezethusi | zamathusi | ezamathusi |
Class 11 | lwethusi | olwethusi | lwamathusi | olwamathusi |
Class 14 | bethusi | obethusi | bamathusi | obamathusi |
Class 15 | kwethusi | okwethusi | kwamathusi | okwamathusi |
Class 17 | kwethusi | okwethusi | kwamathusi | okwamathusi |
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thusi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thusi (2.4.3.9)”