ifosholo
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English shovel, with metathesis applied.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /iːfóʃoːlo/
Noun
īfósholo class 5 (plural amafósholo class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ifosholo | amafosholo | ||
| simple form | lifosholo | mafosholo | ||
| locative | efosholweni | emafosholweni | ||
| copulative | yifosholo | ngamafosholo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wefosholo | owefosholo | wamafosholo | owamafosholo |
| class 2 | befosholo | abefosholo | bamafosholo | abamafosholo |
| class 3 | wefosholo | owefosholo | wamafosholo | owamafosholo |
| class 4 | yefosholo | eyefosholo | yamafosholo | eyamafosholo |
| class 5 | lefosholo | elefosholo | lamafosholo | elamafosholo |
| class 6 | efosholo | awefosholo | amafosholo | awamafosholo |
| class 7 | sefosholo | esefosholo | samafosholo | esamafosholo |
| class 8 | zefosholo | ezefosholo | zamafosholo | ezamafosholo |
| class 9 | yefosholo | eyefosholo | yamafosholo | eyamafosholo |
| class 10 | zefosholo | ezefosholo | zamafosholo | ezamafosholo |
| class 11 | lwefosholo | olwefosholo | lwamafosholo | olwamafosholo |
| class 14 | befosholo | obefosholo | bamafosholo | obamafosholo |
| class 15 | kwefosholo | okwefosholo | kwamafosholo | okwamafosholo |
| class 17 | kwefosholo | okwefosholo | kwamafosholo | okwamafosholo |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fosholo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fosholo (6.6.3.9.9)”