ithusi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːtʰúːsi/

Noun

îthúsi class 5 (plural ámathúsi class 6)

1. brass

   Synonym: ithusi elimhlophe

2. copper

   Synonym: ithusi elibomvu

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ithusi	amathusi
Locative	ethusini	emathusini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ithusi		amathusi
Simple form	lithusi		mathusi
Locative	ethusini		emathusini
Copulative	yithusi		ngamathusi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wethusi	owethusi	wamathusi	owamathusi
Class 2	bethusi	abethusi	bamathusi	abamathusi
Class 3	wethusi	owethusi	wamathusi	owamathusi
Class 4	yethusi	eyethusi	yamathusi	eyamathusi
Class 5	lethusi	elethusi	lamathusi	elamathusi
Class 6	ethusi	awethusi	amathusi	awamathusi
Class 7	sethusi	esethusi	samathusi	esamathusi
Class 8	zethusi	ezethusi	zamathusi	ezamathusi
Class 9	yethusi	eyethusi	yamathusi	eyamathusi
Class 10	zethusi	ezethusi	zamathusi	ezamathusi
Class 11	lwethusi	olwethusi	lwamathusi	olwamathusi
Class 14	bethusi	obethusi	bamathusi	obamathusi
Class 15	kwethusi	okwethusi	kwamathusi	okwamathusi
Class 17	kwethusi	okwethusi	kwamathusi	okwamathusi

References

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