indlovu
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *índlovu, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjògù.
Noun
indlovu? class 9 (plural izindlovu class 10)
- elephant
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *índlovu, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjògù.
Noun
índlovu class 9 (plural tíndlovu class 10)
- elephant
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *índlovu, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjògù.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íⁿd̥ɮo̤ːvṳ]
Noun
índlovu class 9 (plural íindlovu class 10)
- elephant
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *índlovu, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjògù.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɮoːvu/
Noun
índlovu class 9 (plural izíndlovu class 10)
- elephant
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indlovu | izindlovu | ||
Locative | endlovini | ezindlovini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indlovu | izindlovu | ||
Simple form | ndlovu | zindlovu | ||
Locative | endlovini | ezindlovini | ||
Copulative | yindlovu | yizindlovu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wendlovu | owendlovu | wezindlovu | owezindlovu |
Class 2 | bendlovu | abendlovu | bezindlovu | abezindlovu |
Class 3 | wendlovu | owendlovu | wezindlovu | owezindlovu |
Class 4 | yendlovu | eyendlovu | yezindlovu | eyezindlovu |
Class 5 | lendlovu | elendlovu | lezindlovu | elezindlovu |
Class 6 | endlovu | awendlovu | ezindlovu | awezindlovu |
Class 7 | sendlovu | esendlovu | sezindlovu | esezindlovu |
Class 8 | zendlovu | ezendlovu | zezindlovu | ezezindlovu |
Class 9 | yendlovu | eyendlovu | yezindlovu | eyezindlovu |
Class 10 | zendlovu | ezendlovu | zezindlovu | ezezindlovu |
Class 11 | lwendlovu | olwendlovu | lwezindlovu | olwezindlovu |
Class 14 | bendlovu | obendlovu | bezindlovu | obezindlovu |
Class 15 | kwendlovu | okwendlovu | kwezindlovu | okwezindlovu |
Class 17 | kwendlovu | okwendlovu | kwezindlovu | okwezindlovu |
Derived terms
- indlovukazi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-dlovu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dlovu (2.9.9)”