itshe
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ̀è.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːtʃe/
Noun
ī́tshe class 5 (plural amátshe class 6)
- stone
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | itshe | amatshe | ||
| Locative | etsheni | ematsheni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | itshe | amatshe | ||
| Simple form | litshe | matshe | ||
| Locative | etsheni | ematsheni | ||
| Copulative | yitshe | ngamatshe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wetshe | owetshe | wamatshe | owamatshe |
| Class 2 | betshe | abetshe | bamatshe | abamatshe |
| Class 3 | wetshe | owetshe | wamatshe | owamatshe |
| Class 4 | yetshe | eyetshe | yamatshe | eyamatshe |
| Class 5 | letshe | eletshe | lamatshe | elamatshe |
| Class 6 | etshe | awetshe | amatshe | awamatshe |
| Class 7 | setshe | esetshe | samatshe | esamatshe |
| Class 8 | zetshe | ezetshe | zamatshe | ezamatshe |
| Class 9 | yetshe | eyetshe | yamatshe | eyamatshe |
| Class 10 | zetshe | ezetshe | zamatshe | ezamatshe |
| Class 11 | lwetshe | olwetshe | lwamatshe | olwamatshe |
| Class 14 | betshe | obetshe | bamatshe | obamatshe |
| Class 15 | kwetshe | okwetshe | kwamatshe | okwamatshe |
| Class 17 | kwetshe | okwetshe | kwamatshe | okwamatshe |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-tshe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-tshe (3.2.9)”