isithupha
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isítʰuːpʰa/
Noun
isíthupha class 7 (plural izithûpha class 8)
- thumb
- six
- Synonym: isithandathu
- the sixth one
- (in the possessive) sixth
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isithupha | izithupha | ||
| simple form | sithupha | zithupha | ||
| locative | esithupheni | ezithupheni | ||
| copulative | yisithupha | yizithupha | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesithupha | owesithupha | wezithupha | owezithupha |
| class 2 | besithupha | abesithupha | bezithupha | abezithupha |
| class 3 | wesithupha | owesithupha | wezithupha | owezithupha |
| class 4 | yesithupha | eyesithupha | yezithupha | eyezithupha |
| class 5 | lesithupha | elesithupha | lezithupha | elezithupha |
| class 6 | esithupha | awesithupha | ezithupha | awezithupha |
| class 7 | sesithupha | esesithupha | sezithupha | esezithupha |
| class 8 | zesithupha | ezesithupha | zezithupha | ezezithupha |
| class 9 | yesithupha | eyesithupha | yezithupha | eyezithupha |
| class 10 | zesithupha | ezesithupha | zezithupha | ezezithupha |
| class 11 | lwesithupha | olwesithupha | lwezithupha | olwezithupha |
| class 14 | besithupha | obesithupha | bezithupha | obezithupha |
| class 15 | kwesithupha | okwesithupha | kwezithupha | okwezithupha |
| class 17 | kwesithupha | okwesithupha | kwezithupha | okwezithupha |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thupha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thupha (3.2.9.9)”