inenevu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inéneːvu/

Noun

inénevu class 9 (plural izinénevu class 10)

1. shrivelled part of the body (from old age or burning)
2. shrivelled body (from old age or illness)

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inenevu	izinenevu
Locative	enenevini	ezinenevini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inenevu		izinenevu
Simple form	nenevu		zinenevu
Locative	enenevini		ezinenevini
Copulative	yinenevu		yizinenevu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenenevu	owenenevu	wezinenevu	owezinenevu
Class 2	benenevu	abenenevu	bezinenevu	abezinenevu
Class 3	wenenevu	owenenevu	wezinenevu	owezinenevu
Class 4	yenenevu	eyenenevu	yezinenevu	eyezinenevu
Class 5	lenenevu	elenenevu	lezinenevu	elezinenevu
Class 6	enenevu	awenenevu	ezinenevu	awezinenevu
Class 7	senenevu	esenenevu	sezinenevu	esezinenevu
Class 8	zenenevu	ezenenevu	zezinenevu	ezezinenevu
Class 9	yenenevu	eyenenevu	yezinenevu	eyezinenevu
Class 10	zenenevu	ezenenevu	zezinenevu	ezezinenevu
Class 11	lwenenevu	olwenenevu	lwezinenevu	olwezinenevu
Class 14	benenevu	obenenevu	bezinenevu	obezinenevu
Class 15	kwenenevu	okwenenevu	kwezinenevu	okwezinenevu
Class 17	kwenenevu	okwenenevu	kwezinenevu	okwezinenevu

Derived terms

• inenevana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nenevu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nenevu (6.3.9.9)”