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)”