igilavu

igilavu

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English glove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡilâːvu/

Noun

îgilâvu class 5 (plural ámagilâvu class 6)

1. glove

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igilavu	amagilavu
Locative	egilavini	emagilavini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igilavu		amagilavu
Simple form	ligilavu		magilavu
Locative	egilavini		emagilavini
Copulative	yigilavu		ngamagilavu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegilavu	owegilavu	wamagilavu	owamagilavu
Class 2	begilavu	abegilavu	bamagilavu	abamagilavu
Class 3	wegilavu	owegilavu	wamagilavu	owamagilavu
Class 4	yegilavu	eyegilavu	yamagilavu	eyamagilavu
Class 5	legilavu	elegilavu	lamagilavu	elamagilavu
Class 6	egilavu	awegilavu	amagilavu	awamagilavu
Class 7	segilavu	esegilavu	samagilavu	esamagilavu
Class 8	zegilavu	ezegilavu	zamagilavu	ezamagilavu
Class 9	yegilavu	eyegilavu	yamagilavu	eyamagilavu
Class 10	zegilavu	ezegilavu	zamagilavu	ezamagilavu
Class 11	lwegilavu	olwegilavu	lwamagilavu	olwamagilavu
Class 14	begilavu	obegilavu	bamagilavu	obamagilavu
Class 15	kwegilavu	okwegilavu	kwamagilavu	okwamagilavu
Class 17	kwegilavu	okwegilavu	kwamagilavu	okwamagilavu

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gilavu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gilavu (2.4.6.3-8.9)”