bantu
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑntu/, [ˈbɑ̝n̪t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑntu
- Syllabification(key): ban‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): ban‧tu
Noun
bantu
Declension
| Inflection of bantu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bantu | bantut | |
| genitive | bantun | bantujen | |
| partitive | bantua | bantuja | |
| illative | bantuun | bantuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bantu | bantut | |
| accusative | nom. | bantu | bantut |
| gen. | bantun | ||
| genitive | bantun | bantujen | |
| partitive | bantua | bantuja | |
| inessive | bantussa | bantuissa | |
| elative | bantusta | bantuista | |
| illative | bantuun | bantuihin | |
| adessive | bantulla | bantuilla | |
| ablative | bantulta | bantuilta | |
| allative | bantulle | bantuille | |
| essive | bantuna | bantuina | |
| translative | bantuksi | bantuiksi | |
| abessive | bantutta | bantuitta | |
| instructive | — | bantuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
- bantuheimo
- bantukansa
- bantukieli
- bantustan
Further reading
- “bantu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɒntu]
- Hyphenation: ban‧tu
- Rhymes: -tu
Adjective
bantu (not comparable)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bantu | bantuk |
| accusative | bantut | bantukat |
| dative | bantunak | bantuknak |
| instrumental | bantuval | bantukkal |
| causal-final | bantuért | bantukért |
| translative | bantuvá | bantukká |
| terminative | bantuig | bantukig |
| essive-formal | bantuként | bantukként |
| essive-modal | bantuul | — |
| inessive | bantuban | bantukban |
| superessive | bantun | bantukon |
| adessive | bantunál | bantuknál |
| illative | bantuba | bantukba |
| sublative | bantura | bantukra |
| allative | bantuhoz | bantukhoz |
| elative | bantuból | bantukból |
| delative | banturól | bantukról |
| ablative | bantutól | bantuktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
bantué | bantuké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
bantuéi | bantukéi |
Noun
bantu (countable and uncountable, plural bantuk)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bantu | bantuk |
| accusative | bantut | bantukat |
| dative | bantunak | bantuknak |
| instrumental | bantuval | bantukkal |
| causal-final | bantuért | bantukért |
| translative | bantuvá | bantukká |
| terminative | bantuig | bantukig |
| essive-formal | bantuként | bantukként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bantuban | bantukban |
| superessive | bantun | bantukon |
| adessive | bantunál | bantuknál |
| illative | bantuba | bantukba |
| sublative | bantura | bantukra |
| allative | bantuhoz | bantukhoz |
| elative | bantuból | bantukból |
| delative | banturól | bantukról |
| ablative | bantutól | bantuktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
bantué | bantuké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
bantuéi | bantukéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | bantum | bantuim |
| 2nd person sing. | bantud | bantuid |
| 3rd person sing. | bantuja | bantui |
| 1st person plural | bantunk | bantuink |
| 2nd person plural | bantutok | bantuitok |
| 3rd person plural | bantujuk | bantuik |
Further reading
- bantu in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bantuʔ/
- Hyphenation: ban‧tu
- Rhymes: -antuʔ
Noun
bantu
Verb
bantu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sinitic 幫助 / 帮助 (bāngzhù, “to help; to aid; to assist”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbantu/ [ˈban̪.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -antu
- Syllabification: ban‧tu
Verb
bantu (active membantu, passive dibantu)
Noun
bantu
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bantu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Adjective
bantu (invariable)
Noun
bantu m or f by sense (invariable)
Kituba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.
Noun
bantu class 2
Nkoya
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.
Noun
bantu class 2
- plural of muntu.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bantu m (definite singular bantuen, indefinite plural bantuer, definite plural bantuene)
- a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)
- a collective term for all Bantu speakers
- a Bantu language
Related terms
- bantuspråk
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bantu m (definite singular bantuen, indefinite plural bantuar, definite plural bantuane)
- a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)
- a collective term for all Bantu speakers
- a Bantu language
Related terms
- bantuspråk
References
- “bantu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately derived from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈban.tu/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -antu
- Syllabification: ban‧tu
- Homophone: Bantu
Noun
bantu n (indeclinable)
Related terms
adjective
Further reading
- bantu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bantu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈtu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈtu/
- Hyphenation: ban‧tu
Noun
bantu m (plural bantus)
- alternative form of banto
Noun
bantu m or f by sense (plural bantus)
- alternative form of banto
Adjective
bantu m or f (plural bantus)
- alternative form of banto
Further reading
- “bantu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
bantu m (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | bantu | bantul |
| genitive-dative | bantu | bantului |
| vocative | bantule | |
Tooro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βáːntu/
Noun
bantu class 2