umpetshisi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English peaches.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /um̩pétʃiːsi/
Noun
umpétshisi class 3 (plural imipétshisi class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umpetshisi | imipetshisi | ||
| simple form | mpetshisi | mipetshisi | ||
| locative | empetshisini | emipetshisini | ||
| copulative | ngumpetshisi | yimipetshisi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wompetshisi | owompetshisi | wemipetshisi | owemipetshisi |
| class 2 | bompetshisi | abompetshisi | bemipetshisi | abemipetshisi |
| class 3 | wompetshisi | owompetshisi | wemipetshisi | owemipetshisi |
| class 4 | yompetshisi | eyompetshisi | yemipetshisi | eyemipetshisi |
| class 5 | lompetshisi | elompetshisi | lemipetshisi | elemipetshisi |
| class 6 | ompetshisi | awompetshisi | emipetshisi | awemipetshisi |
| class 7 | sompetshisi | esompetshisi | semipetshisi | esemipetshisi |
| class 8 | zompetshisi | ezompetshisi | zemipetshisi | ezemipetshisi |
| class 9 | yompetshisi | eyompetshisi | yemipetshisi | eyemipetshisi |
| class 10 | zompetshisi | ezompetshisi | zemipetshisi | ezemipetshisi |
| class 11 | lompetshisi | olompetshisi | lwemipetshisi | olwemipetshisi |
| class 14 | bompetshisi | obompetshisi | bemipetshisi | obemipetshisi |
| class 15 | kompetshisi | okompetshisi | kwemipetshisi | okwemipetshisi |
| class 17 | kompetshisi | okompetshisi | kwemipetshisi | okwemipetshisi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-petshisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-petshisi (6.6.3.9.9)”