usuku

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úlusúkú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úsûːku]

Noun

úsûku class 11 (plural íintsûku class 10)

1. day (period of time)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úlusúkú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːsûːɠu/

Noun

ûsûku class 11 (plural ízinsûku class 10)

1. day (period of time)

   Synonyms: ilanga, umuhla

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	usuku	izinsuku
Locative	osukwini	ezinsukwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	usuku		izinsuku
Simple form	lusuku		zinsuku
Locative	osukwini		ezinsukwini
Copulative	wusuku		yizinsuku
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wosuku	owosuku	wezinsuku	owezinsuku
Class 2	bosuku	abosuku	bezinsuku	abezinsuku
Class 3	wosuku	owosuku	wezinsuku	owezinsuku
Class 4	yosuku	eyosuku	yezinsuku	eyezinsuku
Class 5	losuku	elosuku	lezinsuku	elezinsuku
Class 6	osuku	awosuku	ezinsuku	awezinsuku
Class 7	sosuku	esosuku	sezinsuku	esezinsuku
Class 8	zosuku	ezosuku	zezinsuku	ezezinsuku
Class 9	yosuku	eyosuku	yezinsuku	eyezinsuku
Class 10	zosuku	ezosuku	zezinsuku	ezezinsuku
Class 11	losuku	olosuku	lwezinsuku	olwezinsuku
Class 14	bosuku	obosuku	bezinsuku	obezinsuku
Class 15	kosuku	okosuku	kwezinsuku	okwezinsuku
Class 17	kosuku	okosuku	kwezinsuku	okwezinsuku

Related terms

• ubusuku

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) “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”