umthambo

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩tʰáːᵐb̥o̤]

Noun

úḿthámbo class 3 (plural ímíthámbo class 4)

1. nerve

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩tʰáːmbo/

Noun

úmthámbo class 3 (plural ímithámbo class 4)

1. artery, blood vessell, vein

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umthambo	imithambo
Locative	emthanjeni	emithanjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umthambo		imithambo
Simple form	mthambo		mithambo
Locative	emthanjeni		emithanjeni
Copulative	ngumthambo		yimithambo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womthambo	owomthambo	wemithambo	owemithambo
Class 2	bomthambo	abomthambo	bemithambo	abemithambo
Class 3	womthambo	owomthambo	wemithambo	owemithambo
Class 4	yomthambo	eyomthambo	yemithambo	eyemithambo
Class 5	lomthambo	elomthambo	lemithambo	elemithambo
Class 6	omthambo	awomthambo	emithambo	awemithambo
Class 7	somthambo	esomthambo	semithambo	esemithambo
Class 8	zomthambo	ezomthambo	zemithambo	ezemithambo
Class 9	yomthambo	eyomthambo	yemithambo	eyemithambo
Class 10	zomthambo	ezomthambo	zemithambo	ezemithambo
Class 11	lomthambo	olomthambo	lwemithambo	olwemithambo
Class 14	bomthambo	obomthambo	bemithambo	obemithambo
Class 15	komthambo	okomthambo	kwemithambo	okwemithambo
Class 17	komthambo	okomthambo	kwemithambo	okwemithambo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thambo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thambo (2.4.3.9)”