izolo

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgòdò, a variation of Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dò.

Noun

ízolo class 5

1. yesterday

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgòdò, a variation of Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íz̥o̤ːlo]

Noun

ízolo class 5

1. yesterday

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìgòdò, a variation of Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːzoːlo/

Noun

ī́zolo class 5 (plural amázolo class 6)

1. (in the singular) yesterday
2. (in the plural) dew

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ezolweni)

	singular		plural
full form	izolo		amazolo
simple form	lizolo		mazolo
locative	ezolweni		emazolweni
copulative	yizolo		ngamazolo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wezolo	owezolo	wamazolo	owamazolo
class 2	bezolo	abezolo	bamazolo	abamazolo
class 3	wezolo	owezolo	wamazolo	owamazolo
class 4	yezolo	eyezolo	yamazolo	eyamazolo
class 5	lezolo	elezolo	lamazolo	elamazolo
class 6	ezolo	awezolo	amazolo	awamazolo
class 7	sezolo	esezolo	samazolo	esamazolo
class 8	zezolo	ezezolo	zamazolo	ezamazolo
class 9	yezolo	eyezolo	yamazolo	eyamazolo
class 10	zezolo	ezezolo	zamazolo	ezamazolo
class 11	lwezolo	olwezolo	lwamazolo	olwamazolo
class 14	bezolo	obezolo	bamazolo	obamazolo
class 15	kwezolo	okwezolo	kwamazolo	okwamazolo
class 17	kwezolo	okwezolo	kwamazolo	okwamazolo

Derived terms

• phezolo

References

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