isilevu
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù.
Noun
ísílevu class 7 (plural iílevu class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísíleːv̥ṳ]
Noun
ísílevu class 7 (plural ízílêvu class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíleːvu/
Noun
isílevu class 7 (plural izilêvu class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isilevu | izilevu | ||
| simple form | silevu | zilevu | ||
| locative | esilevini | ezilevini | ||
| copulative | yisilevu | yizilevu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesilevu | owesilevu | wezilevu | owezilevu |
| class 2 | besilevu | abesilevu | bezilevu | abezilevu |
| class 3 | wesilevu | owesilevu | wezilevu | owezilevu |
| class 4 | yesilevu | eyesilevu | yezilevu | eyezilevu |
| class 5 | lesilevu | elesilevu | lezilevu | elezilevu |
| class 6 | esilevu | awesilevu | ezilevu | awezilevu |
| class 7 | sesilevu | esesilevu | sezilevu | esezilevu |
| class 8 | zesilevu | ezesilevu | zezilevu | ezezilevu |
| class 9 | yesilevu | eyesilevu | yezilevu | eyezilevu |
| class 10 | zesilevu | ezesilevu | zezilevu | ezezilevu |
| class 11 | lwesilevu | olwesilevu | lwezilevu | olwezilevu |
| class 14 | besilevu | obesilevu | bezilevu | obezilevu |
| class 15 | kwesilevu | okwesilevu | kwezilevu | okwezilevu |
| class 17 | kwesilevu | okwesilevu | kwezilevu | okwezilevu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-levu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-levu (3.2.9.9)”