umthuqu
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩tʰuːǃu/
Noun
uḿthuqu class 3 (plural imíthuqu class 4)
- cataract (of the eye)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umthuqu | imithuqu | ||
| simple form | mthuqu | mithuqu | ||
| locative | emthuqwini | emithuqwini | ||
| copulative | ngumthuqu | yimithuqu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womthuqu | owomthuqu | wemithuqu | owemithuqu |
| class 2 | bomthuqu | abomthuqu | bemithuqu | abemithuqu |
| class 3 | womthuqu | owomthuqu | wemithuqu | owemithuqu |
| class 4 | yomthuqu | eyomthuqu | yemithuqu | eyemithuqu |
| class 5 | lomthuqu | elomthuqu | lemithuqu | elemithuqu |
| class 6 | omthuqu | awomthuqu | emithuqu | awemithuqu |
| class 7 | somthuqu | esomthuqu | semithuqu | esemithuqu |
| class 8 | zomthuqu | ezomthuqu | zemithuqu | ezemithuqu |
| class 9 | yomthuqu | eyomthuqu | yemithuqu | eyemithuqu |
| class 10 | zomthuqu | ezomthuqu | zemithuqu | ezemithuqu |
| class 11 | lomthuqu | olomthuqu | lwemithuqu | olwemithuqu |
| class 14 | bomthuqu | obomthuqu | bemithuqu | obemithuqu |
| class 15 | komthuqu | okomthuqu | kwemithuqu | okwemithuqu |
| class 17 | komthuqu | okomthuqu | kwemithuqu | okwemithuqu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thuqu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thuqu (3.2.9.9)”