usuku
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úsûku class 11 (plural íintsûku class 10)
- day (period of time)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
See also edit
- (days of the week) uMvulo, uLwesibini, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iCawe (Category: xh:Days of the week)
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ûsûku class 11 (plural ízinsûku class 10)
Inflection edit
Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | usuku | izinsuku | ||
Locative | osukwini | ezinsukwini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | usuku | izinsuku | ||
Simple form | lusuku | zinsuku | ||
Locative | osukwini | ezinsukwini | ||
Copulative | wusuku | yizinsuku | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wosuku | owosuku | wezinsuku | owezinsuku |
Class 2 | bosuku | abosuku | bezinsuku | abezinsuku |
Class 3 | wosuku | owosuku | wezinsuku | owezinsuku |
Class 4 | yosuku | eyosuku | yezinsuku | eyezinsuku |
Class 5 | losuku | elosuku | lezinsuku | elezinsuku |
Class 6 | osuku | awosuku | ezinsuku | awezinsuku |
Class 7 | sosuku | esosuku | sezinsuku | esezinsuku |
Class 8 | zosuku | ezosuku | zezinsuku | ezezinsuku |
Class 9 | yosuku | eyosuku | yezinsuku | eyezinsuku |
Class 10 | zosuku | ezosuku | zezinsuku | ezezinsuku |
Class 11 | losuku | olosuku | lwezinsuku | olwezinsuku |
Class 14 | bosuku | obosuku | bezinsuku | obezinsuku |
Class 15 | kosuku | okosuku | kwezinsuku | okwezinsuku |
Class 17 | kosuku | okosuku | kwezinsuku | okwezinsuku |
Related terms edit
See also edit
- (days of the week) usuku lwesonto; uMsombuluko, uLwesibili, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iSonto (Category: zu:Days of the week)
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”