zulu

See also: zülu, Zulu, zulú, zulù, żulu, and žulu

Translingual

Noun

zulu

2. Alternative letter-case form of Zulu of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

Noun

zulu

2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Zulu from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Catalan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

zulu m or f (masculine and feminine plural zulus)

1. Zulu

Noun

zulu m (plural zulus)

1. Zulu

Finnish

Etymology

From Zulu uḿZulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzulu/, [ˈzulu]
• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification^(key): zu‧lu
• Hyphenation^(key): zu‧lu

Noun

zulu

1. A Zulu.
2. The Zulu language.

Declension

Inflection of zulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		zulu	zulut
genitive		zulun	zulujen
partitive		zulua	zuluja
illative		zuluun	zuluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		zulu	zulut
accusative	nom.	zulu	zulut
	gen.	zulun
genitive		zulun	zulujen
partitive		zulua	zuluja
inessive		zulussa	zuluissa
elative		zulusta	zuluista
illative		zuluun	zuluihin
adessive		zululla	zuluilla
ablative		zululta	zuluilta
allative		zululle	zuluille
essive		zuluna	zuluina
translative		zuluksi	zuluiksi
abessive		zulutta	zuluitta
instructive		—	zuluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of zulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zuluni zuluni accusative nom. zuluni zuluni gen. zuluni genitive zuluni zulujeni partitive zuluani zulujani inessive zulussani zuluissani elative zulustani zuluistani illative zuluuni zuluihini adessive zulullani zuluillani ablative zulultani zuluiltani allative zululleni zuluilleni essive zulunani zuluinani translative zulukseni zuluikseni abessive zuluttani zuluittani instructive — — comitative — zuluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zulusi zulusi accusative nom. zulusi zulusi gen. zulusi genitive zulusi zulujesi partitive zuluasi zulujasi inessive zulussasi zuluissasi elative zulustasi zuluistasi illative zuluusi zuluihisi adessive zulullasi zuluillasi ablative zulultasi zuluiltasi allative zulullesi zuluillesi essive zulunasi zuluinasi translative zuluksesi zuluiksesi abessive zuluttasi zuluittasi instructive — — comitative — zuluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zulumme zulumme accusative nom. zulumme zulumme gen. zulumme genitive zulumme zulujemme partitive zuluamme zulujamme inessive zulussamme zuluissamme elative zulustamme zuluistamme illative zuluumme zuluihimme adessive zulullamme zuluillamme ablative zulultamme zuluiltamme allative zulullemme zuluillemme essive zulunamme zuluinamme translative zuluksemme zuluiksemme abessive zuluttamme zuluittamme instructive — — comitative — zuluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zulunne zulunne accusative nom. zulunne zulunne gen. zulunne genitive zulunne zulujenne partitive zuluanne zulujanne inessive zulussanne zuluissanne elative zulustanne zuluistanne illative zuluunne zuluihinne adessive zulullanne zuluillanne ablative zulultanne zuluiltanne allative zulullenne zuluillenne essive zulunanne zuluinanne translative zuluksenne zuluiksenne abessive zuluttanne zuluittanne instructive — — comitative — zuluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative zulunsa zulunsa accusative nom. zulunsa zulunsa gen. zulunsa genitive zulunsa zulujensa partitive zuluaan zuluansa zulujaan zulujansa inessive zulussaan zulussansa zuluissaan zuluissansa elative zulustaan zulustansa zuluistaan zuluistansa illative zuluunsa zuluihinsa adessive zulullaan zulullansa zuluillaan zuluillansa ablative zulultaan zulultansa zuluiltaan zuluiltansa allative zululleen zulullensa zuluilleen zuluillensa essive zulunaan zulunansa zuluinaan zuluinansa translative zulukseen zuluksensa zuluikseen zuluiksensa abessive zuluttaan zuluttansa zuluittaan zuluittansa instructive — — comitative — zuluineen zuluinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Zulumaa
• zulupunakaniini

Further reading

• “zulu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Kituba

Noun

zulu

1. sky

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀.

Noun

zulu

1. sky

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• zulo

Etymology

From Zulu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzu.lu/

• Hyphenation: zu‧lu

Noun

zulu m or f by sense (plural zulus)

1. Zulu (individual member of the Zulu people)
2. Zulu (the Bantu language of the Zulu)

Adjective

zulu m or f (plural zulus, not comparable)

1. Zulu (pertaining to the Zulu people or culture)
2. Zulu (pertaining to the Zulu language)

Further reading

• “zulu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “zulu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zulu.

Noun

zulu f (uncountable)

1. Zulu language

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zulu. First attested in 1903.

Noun

zulu c

1. Zulu (individual of that ethnic group)
2. (uncountable) Zulu (language of said people)

Declension

Declension of zulu

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	zulu	zulus
	definite	zulun	zuluns
plural	indefinite	zuluer	zuluers
	definite	zuluerna	zuluernas

References

• “zulu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “zulu”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “zulu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)