ihlelo
Xhosa
Noun
ihlelo? class 5 (plural amahlelo class 6)
- (grammar) noun class
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From i- + -hlela + -o.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːɬeːlo/
Noun
ī́hlelo class 5 (plural amáhlelo class 6)
- district
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlelo | amahlelo | ||
| Locative | ehlelweni | emahlelweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlelo | amahlelo | ||
| Simple form | lihlelo | mahlelo | ||
| Locative | ehlelweni | emahlelweni | ||
| Copulative | yihlelo | ngamahlelo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehlelo | owehlelo | wamahlelo | owamahlelo |
| Class 2 | behlelo | abehlelo | bamahlelo | abamahlelo |
| Class 3 | wehlelo | owehlelo | wamahlelo | owamahlelo |
| Class 4 | yehlelo | eyehlelo | yamahlelo | eyamahlelo |
| Class 5 | lehlelo | elehlelo | lamahlelo | elamahlelo |
| Class 6 | ehlelo | awehlelo | amahlelo | awamahlelo |
| Class 7 | sehlelo | esehlelo | samahlelo | esamahlelo |
| Class 8 | zehlelo | ezehlelo | zamahlelo | ezamahlelo |
| Class 9 | yehlelo | eyehlelo | yamahlelo | eyamahlelo |
| Class 10 | zehlelo | ezehlelo | zamahlelo | ezamahlelo |
| Class 11 | lwehlelo | olwehlelo | lwamahlelo | olwamahlelo |
| Class 14 | behlelo | obehlelo | bamahlelo | obamahlelo |
| Class 15 | kwehlelo | okwehlelo | kwamahlelo | okwamahlelo |
| Class 17 | kwehlelo | okwehlelo | kwamahlelo | okwamahlelo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlelo (3.2.9.9)”