ifosholo
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English shovel, with metathesis applied.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /iːfóʃoːlo/
Noun
īfósholo class 5 (plural amafósholo class 6)
- shovel
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ifosholo | amafosholo | ||
Locative | efosholweni | emafosholweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ifosholo | amafosholo | ||
Simple form | lifosholo | mafosholo | ||
Locative | efosholweni | emafosholweni | ||
Copulative | yifosholo | ngamafosholo | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wefosholo | owefosholo | wamafosholo | owamafosholo |
Class 2 | befosholo | abefosholo | bamafosholo | abamafosholo |
Class 3 | wefosholo | owefosholo | wamafosholo | owamafosholo |
Class 4 | yefosholo | eyefosholo | yamafosholo | eyamafosholo |
Class 5 | lefosholo | elefosholo | lamafosholo | elamafosholo |
Class 6 | efosholo | awefosholo | amafosholo | awamafosholo |
Class 7 | sefosholo | esefosholo | samafosholo | esamafosholo |
Class 8 | zefosholo | ezefosholo | zamafosholo | ezamafosholo |
Class 9 | yefosholo | eyefosholo | yamafosholo | eyamafosholo |
Class 10 | zefosholo | ezefosholo | zamafosholo | ezamafosholo |
Class 11 | lwefosholo | olwefosholo | lwamafosholo | olwamafosholo |
Class 14 | befosholo | obefosholo | bamafosholo | obamafosholo |
Class 15 | kwefosholo | okwefosholo | kwamafosholo | okwamafosholo |
Class 17 | kwefosholo | okwefosholo | kwamafosholo | okwamafosholo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fosholo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fosholo (6.6.3.9.9)”