amathe
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtáì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ámaːtʰé]
Noun
ámathé class 6
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtáì.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ámaːtʰé/
Noun
ámathé class 6
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | — | amathe | ||
| simple form | — | mathe | ||
| locative | — | ematheni | ||
| copulative | — | ngamathe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | — | — | wamathe | owamathe |
| class 2 | — | — | bamathe | abamathe |
| class 3 | — | — | wamathe | owamathe |
| class 4 | — | — | yamathe | eyamathe |
| class 5 | — | — | lamathe | elamathe |
| class 6 | — | — | amathe | awamathe |
| class 7 | — | — | samathe | esamathe |
| class 8 | — | — | zamathe | ezamathe |
| class 9 | — | — | yamathe | eyamathe |
| class 10 | — | — | zamathe | ezamathe |
| class 11 | — | — | lwamathe | olwamathe |
| class 14 | — | — | bamathe | obamathe |
| class 15 | — | — | kwamathe | okwamathe |
| class 17 | — | — | kwamathe | okwamathe |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-the”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-the (2.6.3)”