isifo
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
Noun
ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísiːfó]
Noun
ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísiːfó/
Noun
ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isifo | izifo | ||
| simple form | sifo | zifo | ||
| locative | esifeni | ezifeni | ||
| copulative | yisifo | yizifo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesifo | owesifo | wezifo | owezifo |
| class 2 | besifo | abesifo | bezifo | abezifo |
| class 3 | wesifo | owesifo | wezifo | owezifo |
| class 4 | yesifo | eyesifo | yezifo | eyezifo |
| class 5 | lesifo | elesifo | lezifo | elezifo |
| class 6 | esifo | awesifo | ezifo | awezifo |
| class 7 | sesifo | esesifo | sezifo | esezifo |
| class 8 | zesifo | ezesifo | zezifo | ezezifo |
| class 9 | yesifo | eyesifo | yezifo | eyezifo |
| class 10 | zesifo | ezesifo | zezifo | ezezifo |
| class 11 | lwesifo | olwesifo | lwezifo | olwezifo |
| class 14 | besifo | obesifo | bezifo | obezifo |
| class 15 | kwesifo | okwesifo | kwezifo | okwezifo |
| class 17 | kwesifo | okwesifo | kwezifo | okwezifo |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fo (2.3-5.4)”