uLwesithathu

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úlʷésítʰâːtʰu]

Noun

úLwésíthâthu class 1a (plural óoLwésíthâthu class 2a)

1. Wednesday

Inflection

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See also

• (days of the week) uMvulo, uLwesibini, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iCawe ^{(Category: xh:Days of the week)}

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ lwa- +‎ isithathu, literally "the third one", referring to usuku "day".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úlwésitʰâːtʰu/

Noun

úLwésithâthu class 1a

1. Wednesday

Inflection

Class 1a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uLwesithathu	—
Locative	kuLwesithathu	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uLwesithathu		—
Simple form	Lwesithathu		—
Locative	kuLwesithathu		—
Copulative	nguLwesithathu		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaLwesithathu	okaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 2	bakaLwesithathu	abakaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 3	kaLwesithathu	okaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 4	kaLwesithathu	ekaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 5	likaLwesithathu	elikaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 6	kaLwesithathu	akaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 7	sikaLwesithathu	esikaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 8	zikaLwesithathu	ezikaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 9	kaLwesithathu	ekaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 10	zikaLwesithathu	ezikaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 11	lukaLwesithathu	olukaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 14	bukaLwesithathu	obukaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 15	kukaLwesithathu	okukaLwesithathu	—	—
Class 17	kukaLwesithathu	okukaLwesithathu	—	—

See also

• (days of the week) usuku lwesonto; uMsombuluko, uLwesibili, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iSonto ^{(Category: zu:Days of the week)}

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lwesithathu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesithathu (2.4.6.3-8.9)”