ibhentshi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English bench.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːbéːɲtʃi/
Noun
îbhéntshi class 5 (plural ámabhéntshi class 6)
- bench
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ibhentshi | amabhentshi | ||
Locative | ebhentshini | emabhentshini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ibhentshi | amabhentshi | ||
Simple form | libhentshi | mabhentshi | ||
Locative | ebhentshini | emabhentshini | ||
Copulative | yibhentshi | ngamabhentshi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | webhentshi | owebhentshi | wamabhentshi | owamabhentshi |
Class 2 | bebhentshi | abebhentshi | bamabhentshi | abamabhentshi |
Class 3 | webhentshi | owebhentshi | wamabhentshi | owamabhentshi |
Class 4 | yebhentshi | eyebhentshi | yamabhentshi | eyamabhentshi |
Class 5 | lebhentshi | elebhentshi | lamabhentshi | elamabhentshi |
Class 6 | ebhentshi | awebhentshi | amabhentshi | awamabhentshi |
Class 7 | sebhentshi | esebhentshi | samabhentshi | esamabhentshi |
Class 8 | zebhentshi | ezebhentshi | zamabhentshi | ezamabhentshi |
Class 9 | yebhentshi | eyebhentshi | yamabhentshi | eyamabhentshi |
Class 10 | zebhentshi | ezebhentshi | zamabhentshi | ezamabhentshi |
Class 11 | lwebhentshi | olwebhentshi | lwamabhentshi | olwamabhentshi |
Class 14 | bebhentshi | obebhentshi | bamabhentshi | obamabhentshi |
Class 15 | kwebhentshi | okwebhentshi | kwamabhentshi | okwamabhentshi |
Class 17 | kwebhentshi | okwebhentshi | kwamabhentshi | okwamabhentshi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-bentshi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bentshi (2.4.3.9)”