ikati
Xhosa
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans kat.
Noun
ikati? class 9 (plural iikati class 10)
- cat
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans kat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːkáːti/
Noun
îkáti class 5 (plural ámakáti class 6)
- cat (domestic)
- Synonyms: igola, ingobe
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikati | amakati | ||
| Locative | ekatini | emakatini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ikati | amakati | ||
| Simple form | likati | makati | ||
| Locative | ekatini | emakatini | ||
| Copulative | yikati | ngamakati | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wekati | owekati | wamakati | owamakati |
| Class 2 | bekati | abekati | bamakati | abamakati |
| Class 3 | wekati | owekati | wamakati | owamakati |
| Class 4 | yekati | eyekati | yamakati | eyamakati |
| Class 5 | lekati | elekati | lamakati | elamakati |
| Class 6 | ekati | awekati | amakati | awamakati |
| Class 7 | sekati | esekati | samakati | esamakati |
| Class 8 | zekati | ezekati | zamakati | ezamakati |
| Class 9 | yekati | eyekati | yamakati | eyamakati |
| Class 10 | zekati | ezekati | zamakati | ezamakati |
| Class 11 | lwekati | olwekati | lwamakati | olwamakati |
| Class 14 | bekati | obekati | bamakati | obamakati |
| Class 15 | kwekati | okwekati | kwamakati | okwamakati |
| Class 17 | kwekati | okwekati | kwamakati | okwamakati |
Derived terms
- ikatshana
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-kati”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “-kati (2.4.3.9)”