umthofu
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩tʰoːfu/
Noun
uḿthofu class 3 (plural imíthofu class 4)
- lead (metal)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umthofu | imithofu | ||
| simple form | mthofu | mithofu | ||
| locative | emthofini | emithofini | ||
| copulative | ngumthofu | yimithofu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womthofu | owomthofu | wemithofu | owemithofu |
| class 2 | bomthofu | abomthofu | bemithofu | abemithofu |
| class 3 | womthofu | owomthofu | wemithofu | owemithofu |
| class 4 | yomthofu | eyomthofu | yemithofu | eyemithofu |
| class 5 | lomthofu | elomthofu | lemithofu | elemithofu |
| class 6 | omthofu | awomthofu | emithofu | awemithofu |
| class 7 | somthofu | esomthofu | semithofu | esemithofu |
| class 8 | zomthofu | ezomthofu | zemithofu | ezemithofu |
| class 9 | yomthofu | eyomthofu | yemithofu | eyemithofu |
| class 10 | zomthofu | ezomthofu | zemithofu | ezemithofu |
| class 11 | lomthofu | olomthofu | lwemithofu | olwemithofu |
| class 14 | bomthofu | obomthofu | bemithofu | obemithofu |
| class 15 | komthofu | okomthofu | kwemithofu | okwemithofu |
| class 17 | komthofu | okomthofu | kwemithofu | okwemithofu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thofu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thofu (3.2.9.9)”