umthombo

Southern Ndebele

Noun

úḿthômbo class 3 (plural ímíthômbo class 4)

1. fountain

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩tʰôːᵐb̥o̤]

Noun

úḿthômbo class 3 (plural ímíthômbo class 4)

1. fountain

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩tʰôːmbo/

Noun

úmthômbo class 3 (plural ímithômbo class 4)

1. well, spring, source
2. source (of information)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umthombo	imithombo
Locative	emthonjeni	emithonjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umthombo		imithombo
Simple form	mthombo		mithombo
Locative	emthonjeni		emithonjeni
Copulative	ngumthombo		yimithombo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womthombo	owomthombo	wemithombo	owemithombo
Class 2	bomthombo	abomthombo	bemithombo	abemithombo
Class 3	womthombo	owomthombo	wemithombo	owemithombo
Class 4	yomthombo	eyomthombo	yemithombo	eyemithombo
Class 5	lomthombo	elomthombo	lemithombo	elemithombo
Class 6	omthombo	awomthombo	emithombo	awemithombo
Class 7	somthombo	esomthombo	semithombo	esemithombo
Class 8	zomthombo	ezomthombo	zemithombo	ezemithombo
Class 9	yomthombo	eyomthombo	yemithombo	eyemithombo
Class 10	zomthombo	ezomthombo	zemithombo	ezemithombo
Class 11	lomthombo	olomthombo	lwemithombo	olwemithombo
Class 14	bomthombo	obomthombo	bemithombo	obemithombo
Class 15	komthombo	okomthombo	kwemithombo	okwemithombo
Class 17	komthombo	okomthombo	kwemithombo	okwemithombo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thombo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thombo (2.4.3-8.9)”