umuthi
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.
Noun
úmuthí class 3 (plural ímithí class 4)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmuːtʰí/
Noun
úmuthí class 3 (plural ímithí class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umuthi | imithi | ||
| simple form | muthi | mithi | ||
| locative | emuthini | emithini | ||
| copulative | ngumuthi | yimithi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womuthi | owomuthi | wemithi | owemithi |
| class 2 | bomuthi | abomuthi | bemithi | abemithi |
| class 3 | womuthi | owomuthi | wemithi | owemithi |
| class 4 | yomuthi | eyomuthi | yemithi | eyemithi |
| class 5 | lomuthi | elomuthi | lemithi | elemithi |
| class 6 | omuthi | awomuthi | emithi | awemithi |
| class 7 | somuthi | esomuthi | semithi | esemithi |
| class 8 | zomuthi | ezomuthi | zemithi | ezemithi |
| class 9 | yomuthi | eyomuthi | yemithi | eyemithi |
| class 10 | zomuthi | ezomuthi | zemithi | ezemithi |
| class 11 | lomuthi | olomuthi | lwemithi | olwemithi |
| class 14 | bomuthi | obomuthi | bemithi | obemithi |
| class 15 | komuthi | okomuthi | kwemithi | okwemithi |
| class 17 | komuthi | okomuthi | kwemithi | okwemithi |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi (2.3-5.4)”