isifo

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -fa +‎ -o.

Noun

ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)

  1. sickness, disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -fa +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ísiːfó]

Noun

ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)

  1. sickness, disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -fa +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ísiːfó/

Noun

ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)

  1. disease, sickness
  2. death

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esifeni)
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

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