ixhegu
Zulu
editEtymology
editFrom ǁXegwi ǁkxexo (“old man”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editī́xhegu class 5 (plural amáxhegu class 6)
Inflection
editClass 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ixhegu | amaxhegu | ||
Locative | exhegwini | emaxhegwini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ixhegu | amaxhegu | ||
Simple form | lixhegu | maxhegu | ||
Locative | exhegwini | emaxhegwini | ||
Copulative | yixhegu | ngamaxhegu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wexhegu | owexhegu | wamaxhegu | owamaxhegu |
Class 2 | bexhegu | abexhegu | bamaxhegu | abamaxhegu |
Class 3 | wexhegu | owexhegu | wamaxhegu | owamaxhegu |
Class 4 | yexhegu | eyexhegu | yamaxhegu | eyamaxhegu |
Class 5 | lexhegu | elexhegu | lamaxhegu | elamaxhegu |
Class 6 | exhegu | awexhegu | amaxhegu | awamaxhegu |
Class 7 | sexhegu | esexhegu | samaxhegu | esamaxhegu |
Class 8 | zexhegu | ezexhegu | zamaxhegu | ezamaxhegu |
Class 9 | yexhegu | eyexhegu | yamaxhegu | eyamaxhegu |
Class 10 | zexhegu | ezexhegu | zamaxhegu | ezamaxhegu |
Class 11 | lwexhegu | olwexhegu | lwamaxhegu | olwamaxhegu |
Class 14 | bexhegu | obexhegu | bamaxhegu | obamaxhegu |
Class 15 | kwexhegu | okwexhegu | kwamaxhegu | okwamaxhegu |
Class 17 | kwexhegu | okwexhegu | kwamaxhegu | okwamaxhegu |
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-xhegu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-xhegu (3.2.9.9)”