iminithi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English minute.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːmíniːtʰi/
Noun
īmínithi class 5 (plural amamínithi class 6)
- minute (unit)
- Synonym: umzuzu
- minute (record of a meeting)
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | iminithi | amaminithi | ||
Locative | eminithini | emaminithini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | iminithi | amaminithi | ||
Simple form | liminithi | maminithi | ||
Locative | eminithini | emaminithini | ||
Copulative | yiminithi | ngamaminithi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | weminithi | oweminithi | wamaminithi | owamaminithi |
Class 2 | beminithi | abeminithi | bamaminithi | abamaminithi |
Class 3 | weminithi | oweminithi | wamaminithi | owamaminithi |
Class 4 | yeminithi | eyeminithi | yamaminithi | eyamaminithi |
Class 5 | leminithi | eleminithi | lamaminithi | elamaminithi |
Class 6 | eminithi | aweminithi | amaminithi | awamaminithi |
Class 7 | seminithi | eseminithi | samaminithi | esamaminithi |
Class 8 | zeminithi | ezeminithi | zamaminithi | ezamaminithi |
Class 9 | yeminithi | eyeminithi | yamaminithi | eyamaminithi |
Class 10 | zeminithi | ezeminithi | zamaminithi | ezamaminithi |
Class 11 | lweminithi | olweminithi | lwamaminithi | olwamaminithi |
Class 14 | beminithi | obeminithi | bamaminithi | obamaminithi |
Class 15 | kweminithi | okweminithi | kwamaminithi | okwamaminithi |
Class 17 | kweminithi | okweminithi | kwamaminithi | okwamaminithi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-minithi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-minithi (6.6.3.9.9)”