umthetho

Southern Ndebele

Noun

úḿthêtho class 3 (plural ímíthêtho class 4)

1. law, legal matter

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -thetha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩tʰêːtʰo]

Noun

úḿthêtho class 3 (plural ímíthêtho class 4)

1. law

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -thetha +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩tʰêːtʰo/

Noun

úmthêtho class 3 (plural ímithêtho class 4)

1. law, rule, edict, regulation
2. principle (fundamental law)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umthetho	imithetho
Locative	emthethweni	emithethweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umthetho		imithetho
Simple form	mthetho		mithetho
Locative	emthethweni		emithethweni
Copulative	ngumthetho		yimithetho
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womthetho	owomthetho	wemithetho	owemithetho
Class 2	bomthetho	abomthetho	bemithetho	abemithetho
Class 3	womthetho	owomthetho	wemithetho	owemithetho
Class 4	yomthetho	eyomthetho	yemithetho	eyemithetho
Class 5	lomthetho	elomthetho	lemithetho	elemithetho
Class 6	omthetho	awomthetho	emithetho	awemithetho
Class 7	somthetho	esomthetho	semithetho	esemithetho
Class 8	zomthetho	ezomthetho	zemithetho	ezemithetho
Class 9	yomthetho	eyomthetho	yemithetho	eyemithetho
Class 10	zomthetho	ezomthetho	zemithetho	ezemithetho
Class 11	lomthetho	olomthetho	lwemithetho	olwemithetho
Class 14	bomthetho	obomthetho	bemithetho	obemithetho
Class 15	komthetho	okomthetho	kwemithetho	okwemithetho
Class 17	komthetho	okomthetho	kwemithetho	okwemithetho

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thetho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thetho (2.6.3-8.9)”