uLwesithathu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
úLwésíthâthu class 1a (plural ôoLwésíthâthu class 2a)
Inflection
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See also
- (days of the week) uMvulo, uLwesibini, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iCawe (Category: xh:Days of the week)
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isithathu, literally "the third one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
Noun
úLwésithâthu class 1a
Inflection
| Class 1a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesithathu | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesithathu | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesithathu | — | ||
| Simple form | Lwesithathu | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesithathu | — | ||
| Copulative | nguLwesithathu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | kaLwesithathu | okaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 2 | bakaLwesithathu | abakaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 3 | kaLwesithathu | okaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 4 | kaLwesithathu | ekaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 5 | likaLwesithathu | elikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 6 | kaLwesithathu | akaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 7 | sikaLwesithathu | esikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 8 | zikaLwesithathu | ezikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 9 | kaLwesithathu | ekaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 10 | zikaLwesithathu | ezikaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 11 | lukaLwesithathu | olukaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 14 | bukaLwesithathu | obukaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 15 | kukaLwesithathu | okukaLwesithathu | — | — |
| Class 17 | kukaLwesithathu | okukaLwesithathu | — | — |
See also
- (days of the week) usuku lwesonto; uMsombuluko, uLwesibili, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iSonto (Category: zu:Days of the week)
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lwesithathu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesithathu (2.4.6.3-8.9)”