amathe
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtáì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ámaːtʰé]
Noun
ámathé class 6
- saliva
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtáì.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ámaːtʰé/
Noun
ámathé class 6
- saliva
Inflection
| Class 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amathe | ||
| Locative | — | ematheni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amathe | ||
| Simple form | — | mathe | ||
| Locative | — | ematheni | ||
| Copulative | — | ngamathe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | — | — | wamathe | owamathe |
| Class 2 | — | — | bamathe | abamathe |
| Class 3 | — | — | wamathe | owamathe |
| Class 4 | — | — | yamathe | eyamathe |
| Class 5 | — | — | lamathe | elamathe |
| Class 6 | — | — | amathe | awamathe |
| Class 7 | — | — | samathe | esamathe |
| Class 8 | — | — | zamathe | ezamathe |
| Class 9 | — | — | yamathe | eyamathe |
| Class 10 | — | — | zamathe | ezamathe |
| Class 11 | — | — | lwamathe | olwamathe |
| Class 14 | — | — | bamathe | obamathe |
| Class 15 | — | — | kwamathe | okwamathe |
| Class 17 | — | — | kwamathe | okwamathe |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-the”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-the (2.6.3)”