umthuqu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩tʰuːǃu/

Noun

uḿthuqu class 3 (plural imíthuqu class 4)

1. cataract (of the eye)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umthuqu	imithuqu
Locative	emthuqwini	emithuqwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umthuqu		imithuqu
Simple form	mthuqu		mithuqu
Locative	emthuqwini		emithuqwini
Copulative	ngumthuqu		yimithuqu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womthuqu	owomthuqu	wemithuqu	owemithuqu
Class 2	bomthuqu	abomthuqu	bemithuqu	abemithuqu
Class 3	womthuqu	owomthuqu	wemithuqu	owemithuqu
Class 4	yomthuqu	eyomthuqu	yemithuqu	eyemithuqu
Class 5	lomthuqu	elomthuqu	lemithuqu	elemithuqu
Class 6	omthuqu	awomthuqu	emithuqu	awemithuqu
Class 7	somthuqu	esomthuqu	semithuqu	esemithuqu
Class 8	zomthuqu	ezomthuqu	zemithuqu	ezemithuqu
Class 9	yomthuqu	eyomthuqu	yemithuqu	eyemithuqu
Class 10	zomthuqu	ezomthuqu	zemithuqu	ezemithuqu
Class 11	lomthuqu	olomthuqu	lwemithuqu	olwemithuqu
Class 14	bomthuqu	obomthuqu	bemithuqu	obemithuqu
Class 15	komthuqu	okomthuqu	kwemithuqu	okwemithuqu
Class 17	komthuqu	okomthuqu	kwemithuqu	okwemithuqu

References

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