uLwesine
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úlʷésíːne]
Noun
úLwésíne class 1a (plural óoLwésíne class 2a)
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
See also
- days of the week (appendix): iCawe · uMvulo · uLwesibini · uLwesithathu · uLwesine · uLwesihlanu · uMgqibelo [edit]
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isine, literally "the fourth one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwesíːne/
Noun
úLwesíne class 1a
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uLwesine | — | ||
| simple form | Lwesine | — | ||
| locative | kuLwesine | — | ||
| copulative | nguLwesine | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kaLwesine | okaLwesine | — | — |
| class 2 | bakaLwesine | abakaLwesine | — | — |
| class 3 | kaLwesine | okaLwesine | — | — |
| class 4 | kaLwesine | ekaLwesine | — | — |
| class 5 | likaLwesine | elikaLwesine | — | — |
| class 6 | kaLwesine | akaLwesine | — | — |
| class 7 | sikaLwesine | esikaLwesine | — | — |
| class 8 | zikaLwesine | ezikaLwesine | — | — |
| class 9 | kaLwesine | ekaLwesine | — | — |
| class 10 | zikaLwesine | ezikaLwesine | — | — |
| class 11 | lukaLwesine | olukaLwesine | — | — |
| class 14 | bukaLwesine | obukaLwesine | — | — |
| class 15 | kukaLwesine | okukaLwesine | — | — |
| class 17 | kukaLwesine | okukaLwesine | — | — |
See also
- days of the week: usuku lwesonto (appendix): iSonto · uMsombuluko · uLwesibili · uLwesithathu · uLwesine · uLwesihlanu · uMgqibelo [edit]
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lwesine”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesine (2.6.3.9)”