ifotho
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːfóːtʰo/
Noun
îfótho class 5 (plural ámafótho class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ifotho | amafotho | ||
| simple form | lifotho | mafotho | ||
| locative | efothweni | emafothweni | ||
| copulative | yifotho | ngamafotho | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wefotho | owefotho | wamafotho | owamafotho |
| class 2 | befotho | abefotho | bamafotho | abamafotho |
| class 3 | wefotho | owefotho | wamafotho | owamafotho |
| class 4 | yefotho | eyefotho | yamafotho | eyamafotho |
| class 5 | lefotho | elefotho | lamafotho | elamafotho |
| class 6 | efotho | awefotho | amafotho | awamafotho |
| class 7 | sefotho | esefotho | samafotho | esamafotho |
| class 8 | zefotho | ezefotho | zamafotho | ezamafotho |
| class 9 | yefotho | eyefotho | yamafotho | eyamafotho |
| class 10 | zefotho | ezefotho | zamafotho | ezamafotho |
| class 11 | lwefotho | olwefotho | lwamafotho | olwamafotho |
| class 14 | befotho | obefotho | bamafotho | obamafotho |
| class 15 | kwefotho | okwefotho | kwamafotho | okwamafotho |
| class 17 | kwefotho | okwefotho | kwamafotho | okwamafotho |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fotho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fotho (2.4.3.9)”