isigwaca

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -gwaca +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíɡwaːǀa/

Noun

isígwaca class 7 (plural izígwaca class 8)

1. quail

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isigwaca	izigwaca
Locative	esigwaceni	ezigwaceni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isigwaca		izigwaca
Simple form	sigwaca		zigwaca
Locative	esigwaceni		ezigwaceni
Copulative	yisigwaca		yizigwaca
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesigwaca	owesigwaca	wezigwaca	owezigwaca
Class 2	besigwaca	abesigwaca	bezigwaca	abezigwaca
Class 3	wesigwaca	owesigwaca	wezigwaca	owezigwaca
Class 4	yesigwaca	eyesigwaca	yezigwaca	eyezigwaca
Class 5	lesigwaca	elesigwaca	lezigwaca	elezigwaca
Class 6	esigwaca	awesigwaca	ezigwaca	awezigwaca
Class 7	sesigwaca	esesigwaca	sezigwaca	esezigwaca
Class 8	zesigwaca	ezesigwaca	zezigwaca	ezezigwaca
Class 9	yesigwaca	eyesigwaca	yezigwaca	eyezigwaca
Class 10	zesigwaca	ezesigwaca	zezigwaca	ezezigwaca
Class 11	lwesigwaca	olwesigwaca	lwezigwaca	olwezigwaca
Class 14	besigwaca	obesigwaca	bezigwaca	obezigwaca
Class 15	kwesigwaca	okwesigwaca	kwezigwaca	okwezigwaca
Class 17	kwesigwaca	okwesigwaca	kwezigwaca	okwezigwaca

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gwaca”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gwaca (3.2.9.9)”