uLwesithathu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úlʷésítʰâːtʰu]
Noun
úLwésíthâthu class 1a (plural óoLwésíthâthu class 2a)
Inflection
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See also
- days of the week (appendix): iCawe · uMvulo · uLwesibini · uLwesithathu · uLwesine · uLwesihlanu · uMgqibelo [edit]
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isithathu, literally "the third one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwésitʰâːtʰu/
Noun
úLwésithâthu class 1a
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uLwesithathu | — | ||
| simple form | Lwesithathu | — | ||
| locative | kuLwesithathu | — | ||
| copulative | nguLwesithathu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kaLwesithathu | okaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 2 | bakaLwesithathu | abakaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 3 | kaLwesithathu | okaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 4 | kaLwesithathu | ekaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 5 | likaLwesithathu | elikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 6 | kaLwesithathu | akaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 7 | sikaLwesithathu | esikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 8 | zikaLwesithathu | ezikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 9 | kaLwesithathu | ekaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 10 | zikaLwesithathu | ezikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 11 | lukaLwesithathu | olukaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 14 | bukaLwesithathu | obukaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 15 | kukaLwesithathu | okukaLwesithathu | — | — |
| class 17 | kukaLwesithathu | okukaLwesithathu | — | — |
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) “-lwesithathu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesithathu (2.4.6.3-8.9)”