itshe
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ̀è.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːtʃe/
Noun
ī́tshe class 5 (plural amátshe class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | itshe | amatshe | ||
| simple form | litshe | matshe | ||
| locative | etsheni | ematsheni | ||
| copulative | yitshe | ngamatshe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wetshe | owetshe | wamatshe | owamatshe |
| class 2 | betshe | abetshe | bamatshe | abamatshe |
| class 3 | wetshe | owetshe | wamatshe | owamatshe |
| class 4 | yetshe | eyetshe | yamatshe | eyamatshe |
| class 5 | letshe | eletshe | lamatshe | elamatshe |
| class 6 | etshe | awetshe | amatshe | awamatshe |
| class 7 | setshe | esetshe | samatshe | esamatshe |
| class 8 | zetshe | ezetshe | zamatshe | ezamatshe |
| class 9 | yetshe | eyetshe | yamatshe | eyamatshe |
| class 10 | zetshe | ezetshe | zamatshe | ezamatshe |
| class 11 | lwetshe | olwetshe | lwamatshe | olwamatshe |
| class 14 | betshe | obetshe | bamatshe | obamatshe |
| class 15 | kwetshe | okwetshe | kwamatshe | okwamatshe |
| class 17 | kwetshe | okwetshe | kwamatshe | okwamatshe |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-tshe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-tshe (3.2.9)”