uLwesihlanu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úlʷésíɬâːnu]
Noun
úLwésíhlânu class 1a (plural óoLwésíhlânu 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- + isihlanu, literally "the fifth one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwésiɬáːnu/
Noun
úLwésihlánu class 1a
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uLwesihlanu | — | ||
| simple form | Lwesihlanu | — | ||
| locative | kuLwesihlanu | — | ||
| copulative | nguLwesihlanu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kaLwesihlanu | okaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 2 | bakaLwesihlanu | abakaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 3 | kaLwesihlanu | okaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 4 | kaLwesihlanu | ekaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 5 | likaLwesihlanu | elikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 6 | kaLwesihlanu | akaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 7 | sikaLwesihlanu | esikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 8 | zikaLwesihlanu | ezikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 9 | kaLwesihlanu | ekaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 10 | zikaLwesihlanu | ezikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 11 | lukaLwesihlanu | olukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 14 | bukaLwesihlanu | obukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 15 | kukaLwesihlanu | okukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| class 17 | kukaLwesihlanu | okukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
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) “-lwesihlanu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesihlanu (2.4.6.3.9)”