izimu
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːzîːmu/
Noun
îzîmu class 5 (plural ámazîmu class 6)
- ogre
- cannibal
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | izimu | amazimu | ||
| Locative | ezinyini | emazinyini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | izimu | amazimu | ||
| Simple form | lizimu | mazimu | ||
| Locative | ezinyini | emazinyini | ||
| Copulative | yizimu | ngamazimu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wezimu | owezimu | wamazimu | owamazimu |
| Class 2 | bezimu | abezimu | bamazimu | abamazimu |
| Class 3 | wezimu | owezimu | wamazimu | owamazimu |
| Class 4 | yezimu | eyezimu | yamazimu | eyamazimu |
| Class 5 | lezimu | elezimu | lamazimu | elamazimu |
| Class 6 | ezimu | awezimu | amazimu | awamazimu |
| Class 7 | sezimu | esezimu | samazimu | esamazimu |
| Class 8 | zezimu | ezezimu | zamazimu | ezamazimu |
| Class 9 | yezimu | eyezimu | yamazimu | eyamazimu |
| Class 10 | zezimu | ezezimu | zamazimu | ezamazimu |
| Class 11 | lwezimu | olwezimu | lwamazimu | olwamazimu |
| Class 14 | bezimu | obezimu | bamazimu | obamazimu |
| Class 15 | kwezimu | okwezimu | kwamazimu | okwamazimu |
| Class 17 | kwezimu | okwezimu | kwamazimu | okwamazimu |
Derived terms
- ubuzimu
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-zimu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zimu (2.4.3-8.9)”