imfihlo
Xhosa
Etymology
From in- + -fihla + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᶬp̪fîːɬo]
Noun
ímfîhlo class 9 (plural íimfîhlo class 10)
- secret
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -fihla + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímfîːɬo/
Noun
ímfîhlo class 9 (plural ízimfîhlo class 10)
- secret
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imfihlo | izimfihlo | ||
| Locative | emfihlweni | ezimfihlweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imfihlo | izimfihlo | ||
| Simple form | mfihlo | zimfihlo | ||
| Locative | emfihlweni | ezimfihlweni | ||
| Copulative | yimfihlo | yizimfihlo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wemfihlo | owemfihlo | wezimfihlo | owezimfihlo |
| Class 2 | bemfihlo | abemfihlo | bezimfihlo | abezimfihlo |
| Class 3 | wemfihlo | owemfihlo | wezimfihlo | owezimfihlo |
| Class 4 | yemfihlo | eyemfihlo | yezimfihlo | eyezimfihlo |
| Class 5 | lemfihlo | elemfihlo | lezimfihlo | elezimfihlo |
| Class 6 | emfihlo | awemfihlo | ezimfihlo | awezimfihlo |
| Class 7 | semfihlo | esemfihlo | sezimfihlo | esezimfihlo |
| Class 8 | zemfihlo | ezemfihlo | zezimfihlo | ezezimfihlo |
| Class 9 | yemfihlo | eyemfihlo | yezimfihlo | eyezimfihlo |
| Class 10 | zemfihlo | ezemfihlo | zezimfihlo | ezezimfihlo |
| Class 11 | lwemfihlo | olwemfihlo | lwezimfihlo | olwezimfihlo |
| Class 14 | bemfihlo | obemfihlo | bezimfihlo | obezimfihlo |
| Class 15 | kwemfihlo | okwemfihlo | kwezimfihlo | okwezimfihlo |
| Class 17 | kwemfihlo | okwemfihlo | kwezimfihlo | okwezimfihlo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fihlo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fihlo (2.3-8.9)”