impusela
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -phusela + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ímpúseːlá/
Noun
ímpúselá class 9 (plural ízimpúselá class 10)
- weaner, weaned calf
- orphaned animal
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impusela | izimpusela | ||
| Locative | empuseleni | ezimpuseleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impusela | izimpusela | ||
| Simple form | mpusela | zimpusela | ||
| Locative | empuseleni | ezimpuseleni | ||
| Copulative | yimpusela | yizimpusela | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wempusela | owempusela | wezimpusela | owezimpusela |
| Class 2 | bempusela | abempusela | bezimpusela | abezimpusela |
| Class 3 | wempusela | owempusela | wezimpusela | owezimpusela |
| Class 4 | yempusela | eyempusela | yezimpusela | eyezimpusela |
| Class 5 | lempusela | elempusela | lezimpusela | elezimpusela |
| Class 6 | empusela | awempusela | ezimpusela | awezimpusela |
| Class 7 | sempusela | esempusela | sezimpusela | esezimpusela |
| Class 8 | zempusela | ezempusela | zezimpusela | ezezimpusela |
| Class 9 | yempusela | eyempusela | yezimpusela | eyezimpusela |
| Class 10 | zempusela | ezempusela | zezimpusela | ezezimpusela |
| Class 11 | lwempusela | olwempusela | lwezimpusela | olwezimpusela |
| Class 14 | bempusela | obempusela | bezimpusela | obezimpusela |
| Class 15 | kwempusela | okwempusela | kwezimpusela | okwezimpusela |
| Class 17 | kwempusela | okwempusela | kwezimpusela | okwezimpusela |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-phusela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phusela (2.4.3-5.4)”