uphondo

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úphondo class 11 (plural izimpondo class 10)

1. horn

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úpʰôːⁿd̥o̤]

Noun

úphôndo class 11 (plural íimpôndo class 10)

1. horn

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːpʰoːndo/

Noun

ū́phondo class 11 (plural izimpôndo class 10)

1. horn (of an animal)
2. horn (material)
3. flank (of an army)

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uphondo	izimpondo
Locative	ophondweni	ezimpondweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uphondo		izimpondo
Simple form	luphondo		zimpondo
Locative	ophondweni		ezimpondweni
Copulative	wuphondo		yizimpondo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wophondo	owophondo	wezimpondo	owezimpondo
Class 2	bophondo	abophondo	bezimpondo	abezimpondo
Class 3	wophondo	owophondo	wezimpondo	owezimpondo
Class 4	yophondo	eyophondo	yezimpondo	eyezimpondo
Class 5	lophondo	elophondo	lezimpondo	elezimpondo
Class 6	ophondo	awophondo	ezimpondo	awezimpondo
Class 7	sophondo	esophondo	sezimpondo	esezimpondo
Class 8	zophondo	ezophondo	zezimpondo	ezezimpondo
Class 9	yophondo	eyophondo	yezimpondo	eyezimpondo
Class 10	zophondo	ezophondo	zezimpondo	ezezimpondo
Class 11	lophondo	olophondo	lwezimpondo	olwezimpondo
Class 14	bophondo	obophondo	bezimpondo	obezimpondo
Class 15	kophondo	okophondo	kwezimpondo	okwezimpondo
Class 17	kophondo	okophondo	kwezimpondo	okwezimpondo

Related terms

• impondo

References

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