igciwane
Xhosa
Noun
igciwane? class 5 (plural amagciwane class 6)
- germ, bacterium, microbe
Inflection
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Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːᶢǀʱiwáːne/
Noun
ī́gciwáne class 5 (plural amágciwáne class 6)
- germ, bacterium, microbe
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | igciwane | amagciwane | ||
Locative | egciwaneni | emagciwaneni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | igciwane | amagciwane | ||
Simple form | ligciwane | magciwane | ||
Locative | egciwaneni | emagciwaneni | ||
Copulative | yigciwane | ngamagciwane | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wegciwane | owegciwane | wamagciwane | owamagciwane |
Class 2 | begciwane | abegciwane | bamagciwane | abamagciwane |
Class 3 | wegciwane | owegciwane | wamagciwane | owamagciwane |
Class 4 | yegciwane | eyegciwane | yamagciwane | eyamagciwane |
Class 5 | legciwane | elegciwane | lamagciwane | elamagciwane |
Class 6 | egciwane | awegciwane | amagciwane | awamagciwane |
Class 7 | segciwane | esegciwane | samagciwane | esamagciwane |
Class 8 | zegciwane | ezegciwane | zamagciwane | ezamagciwane |
Class 9 | yegciwane | eyegciwane | yamagciwane | eyamagciwane |
Class 10 | zegciwane | ezegciwane | zamagciwane | ezamagciwane |
Class 11 | lwegciwane | olwegciwane | lwamagciwane | olwamagciwane |
Class 14 | begciwane | obegciwane | bamagciwane | obamagciwane |
Class 15 | kwegciwane | okwegciwane | kwamagciwane | okwamagciwane |
Class 17 | kwegciwane | okwegciwane | kwamagciwane | okwamagciwane |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gciwane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gciwane (3.2.6.3.9)”