uLwesibili
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isibili, literally "the second one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwesíɓiːlí/
Noun
úLwesíbilí class 1a
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uLwesibili | — | ||
| simple form | Lwesibili | — | ||
| locative | kuLwesibili | — | ||
| copulative | nguLwesibili | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kaLwesibili | okaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 2 | bakaLwesibili | abakaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 3 | kaLwesibili | okaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 4 | kaLwesibili | ekaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 5 | likaLwesibili | elikaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 6 | kaLwesibili | akaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 7 | sikaLwesibili | esikaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 8 | zikaLwesibili | ezikaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 9 | kaLwesibili | ekaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 10 | zikaLwesibili | ezikaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 11 | lukaLwesibili | olukaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 14 | bukaLwesibili | obukaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 15 | kukaLwesibili | okukaLwesibili | — | — |
| class 17 | kukaLwesibili | okukaLwesibili | — | — |
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) “-lwesiɓili”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesiɓili (2.6.3.3-5.4)”