inyosi
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.
Noun
ínyôsi class 9 (plural ízínyôsi class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.
Noun
ínyósí class 9 (plural tínyósí class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.
Noun
ínyôsi class 9 (plural íinyôsi class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.
Noun
ínyôsi class 9 (plural tínyôsi class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íɲôːsi]
Noun
ínyôsi class 9 (plural îinyosi class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íɲôːsi/
Noun
ínyôsi class 9 (plural ízinyôsi class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inyosi | izinyosi | ||
| simple form | nyosi | zinyosi | ||
| locative | enyosini | ezinyosini | ||
| copulative | yinyosi | yizinyosi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenyosi | owenyosi | wezinyosi | owezinyosi |
| class 2 | benyosi | abenyosi | bezinyosi | abezinyosi |
| class 3 | wenyosi | owenyosi | wezinyosi | owezinyosi |
| class 4 | yenyosi | eyenyosi | yezinyosi | eyezinyosi |
| class 5 | lenyosi | elenyosi | lezinyosi | elezinyosi |
| class 6 | enyosi | awenyosi | ezinyosi | awezinyosi |
| class 7 | senyosi | esenyosi | sezinyosi | esezinyosi |
| class 8 | zenyosi | ezenyosi | zezinyosi | ezezinyosi |
| class 9 | yenyosi | eyenyosi | yezinyosi | eyezinyosi |
| class 10 | zenyosi | ezenyosi | zezinyosi | ezezinyosi |
| class 11 | lwenyosi | olwenyosi | lwezinyosi | olwezinyosi |
| class 14 | benyosi | obenyosi | bezinyosi | obezinyosi |
| class 15 | kwenyosi | okwenyosi | kwezinyosi | okwezinyosi |
| class 17 | kwenyosi | okwenyosi | kwezinyosi | okwezinyosi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyosi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyosi (2.3-8.9)”