isifo
Xhosa
Etymology
From isi- + -fa + -o.
Noun
isifo? class 7 (plural izifo class 8)
- sickness, disease
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísiːfó/
Etymology
From isi- + -fa + -o.
Noun
ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)
- disease, sickness
- death
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isifo | izifo | ||
| Locative | esifeni | ezifeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isifo | izifo | ||
| Simple form | sifo | zifo | ||
| Locative | esifeni | ezifeni | ||
| Copulative | yisifo | yizifo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesifo | owesifo | wezifo | owezifo |
| Class 2 | besifo | abesifo | bezifo | abezifo |
| Class 3 | wesifo | owesifo | wezifo | owezifo |
| Class 4 | yesifo | eyesifo | yezifo | eyezifo |
| Class 5 | lesifo | elesifo | lezifo | elezifo |
| Class 6 | esifo | awesifo | ezifo | awezifo |
| Class 7 | sesifo | esesifo | sezifo | esezifo |
| Class 8 | zesifo | ezesifo | zezifo | ezezifo |
| Class 9 | yesifo | eyesifo | yezifo | eyezifo |
| Class 10 | zesifo | ezesifo | zezifo | ezezifo |
| Class 11 | lwesifo | olwesifo | lwezifo | olwezifo |
| Class 14 | besifo | obesifo | bezifo | obezifo |
| Class 15 | kwesifo | okwesifo | kwezifo | okwezifo |
| Class 17 | kwesifo | okwesifo | kwezifo | okwezifo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fo (2.3-5.4)”