ncelisa
Zulu
Etymology
From -ncela + -isa.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ᵑǀelíːsa/
Verb
-ncelísa
- (transitive) to cause to suck
- (transitive) to breastfeed, to nurse, to suckle
Inflection
Tone H | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukuncelisa | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukuncelisa | ukungancelisi | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | ncelisa | -ncelise | |||||||
Plural | ncelisani | -nceliseni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyancelisa, ngincelisa | engincelisayo, engincelisa | ngincelisa | angincelisi | engingancelisi | ngingancelisi | |||
2nd singular | uyancelisa, uncelisa | oncelisayo, oncelisa | uncelisa | awuncelisi | ongancelisi | ungancelisi | |||
1st plural | siyancelisa, sincelisa | esincelisayo, esincelisa | sincelisa | asincelisi | esingancelisi | singancelisi | |||
2nd plural | niyancelisa, nincelisa | enincelisayo, enincelisa | nincelisa | anincelisi | eningancelisi | ningancelisi | |||
Class 1 | uyancelisa, uncelisa | oncelisayo, oncelisa | encelisa | akancelisi | ongancelisi | engancelisi | |||
Class 2 | bayancelisa, bancelisa | abancelisayo, abancelisa | bencelisa | abancelisi | abangancelisi | bengancelisi | |||
Class 3 | uyancelisa, uncelisa | oncelisayo, oncelisa | uncelisa | awuncelisi | ongancelisi | ungancelisi | |||
Class 4 | iyancelisa, incelisa | encelisayo, encelisa | incelisa | ayincelisi | engancelisi | ingancelisi | |||
Class 5 | liyancelisa, lincelisa | elincelisayo, elincelisa | lincelisa | alincelisi | elingancelisi | lingancelisi | |||
Class 6 | ayancelisa, ancelisa | ancelisayo, ancelisa | encelisa | awancelisi | angancelisi | engancelisi | |||
Class 7 | siyancelisa, sincelisa | esincelisayo, esincelisa | sincelisa | asincelisi | esingancelisi | singancelisi | |||
Class 8 | ziyancelisa, zincelisa | ezincelisayo, ezincelisa | zincelisa | azincelisi | ezingancelisi | zingancelisi | |||
Class 9 | iyancelisa, incelisa | encelisayo, encelisa | incelisa | ayincelisi | engancelisi | ingancelisi | |||
Class 10 | ziyancelisa, zincelisa | ezincelisayo, ezincelisa | zincelisa | azincelisi | ezingancelisi | zingancelisi | |||
Class 11 | luyancelisa, luncelisa | oluncelisayo, oluncelisa | luncelisa | aluncelisi | olungancelisi | lungancelisi | |||
Class 14 | buyancelisa, buncelisa | obuncelisayo, obuncelisa | buncelisa | abuncelisi | obungancelisi | bungancelisi | |||
Class 15 | kuyancelisa, kuncelisa | okuncelisayo, okuncelisa | kuncelisa | akuncelisi | okungancelisi | kungancelisi | |||
Class 17 | kuyancelisa, kuncelisa | okuncelisayo, okuncelisa | kuncelisa | akuncelisi | okungancelisi | kungancelisi | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngincelisile, ngincelisē | engincelisile, engincelisē | ngincelisile, ngincelisē | angincelisanga | engingancelisanga | ngingancelisanga | |||
2nd singular | uncelisile, uncelisē | oncelisile, oncelisē | uncelisile, uncelisē | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga | |||
1st plural | sincelisile, sincelisē | esincelisile, esincelisē | sincelisile, sincelisē | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga | |||
2nd plural | nincelisile, nincelisē | enincelisile, enincelisē | nincelisile, nincelisē | anincelisanga | eningancelisanga | ningancelisanga | |||
Class 1 | uncelisile, uncelisē | oncelisile, oncelisē | encelisile, encelisē | akancelisanga | ongancelisanga | engancelisanga | |||
Class 2 | bancelisile, bancelisē | abancelisile, abancelisē | bencelisile, bencelisē | abancelisanga | abangancelisanga | bengancelisanga | |||
Class 3 | uncelisile, uncelisē | oncelisile, oncelisē | uncelisile, uncelisē | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga | |||
Class 4 | incelisile, incelisē | encelisile, encelisē | incelisile, incelisē | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga | |||
Class 5 | lincelisile, lincelisē | elincelisile, elincelisē | lincelisile, lincelisē | alincelisanga | elingancelisanga | lingancelisanga | |||
Class 6 | ancelisile, ancelisē | ancelisile, ancelisē | encelisile, encelisē | awancelisanga | angancelisanga | engancelisanga | |||
Class 7 | sincelisile, sincelisē | esincelisile, esincelisē | sincelisile, sincelisē | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga | |||
Class 8 | zincelisile, zincelisē | ezincelisile, ezincelisē | zincelisile, zincelisē | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga | |||
Class 9 | incelisile, incelisē | encelisile, encelisē | incelisile, incelisē | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga | |||
Class 10 | zincelisile, zincelisē | ezincelisile, ezincelisē | zincelisile, zincelisē | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga | |||
Class 11 | luncelisile, luncelisē | oluncelisile, oluncelisē | luncelisile, luncelisē | aluncelisanga | olungancelisanga | lungancelisanga | |||
Class 14 | buncelisile, buncelisē | obuncelisile, obuncelisē | buncelisile, buncelisē | abuncelisanga | obungancelisanga | bungancelisanga | |||
Class 15 | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | okuncelisile, okuncelisē | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga | |||
Class 17 | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | okuncelisile, okuncelisē | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngāncelisa | engāncelisa | ngāncelisa | angincelisanga | engingancelisanga | ngingancelisanga | |||
2nd singular | wāncelisa | owāncelisa | wāncelisa | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga | |||
1st plural | sāncelisa | esāncelisa | sāncelisa | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga | |||
2nd plural | nāncelisa | enāncelisa | nāncelisa | anincelisanga | eningancelisanga | ningancelisanga | |||
Class 1 | wāncelisa | owāncelisa | āncelisa | akancelisanga | ongancelisanga | engancelisanga | |||
Class 2 | bāncelisa | abāncelisa | bāncelisa | abancelisanga | abangancelisanga | bengancelisanga | |||
Class 3 | wāncelisa | owāncelisa | wāncelisa | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga | |||
Class 4 | yāncelisa | eyāncelisa | yāncelisa | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga | |||
Class 5 | lāncelisa | elāncelisa | lāncelisa | alincelisanga | elingancelisanga | lingancelisanga | |||
Class 6 | āncelisa | āncelisa | āncelisa | awancelisanga | angancelisanga | engancelisanga | |||
Class 7 | sāncelisa | esāncelisa | sāncelisa | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga | |||
Class 8 | zāncelisa | ezāncelisa | zāncelisa | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga | |||
Class 9 | yāncelisa | eyāncelisa | yāncelisa | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga | |||
Class 10 | zāncelisa | ezāncelisa | zāncelisa | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga | |||
Class 11 | lwāncelisa | olwāncelisa | lwāncelisa | aluncelisanga | olungancelisanga | lungancelisanga | |||
Class 14 | bāncelisa | obāncelisa | bāncelisa | abuncelisanga | obungancelisanga | bungancelisanga | |||
Class 15 | kwāncelisa | okwāncelisa | kwāncelisa | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga | |||
Class 17 | kwāncelisa | okwāncelisa | kwāncelisa | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingancelisa | — | ngingancelisa | ngingencelise | — | ngingencelise | |||
2nd singular | ungancelisa | — | ungancelisa | ungencelise | — | ungencelise | |||
1st plural | singancelisa | — | singancelisa | singencelise | — | singencelise | |||
2nd plural | ningancelisa | — | ningancelisa | ningencelise | — | ningencelise | |||
Class 1 | angancelisa | — | engancelisa | angencelise | — | engencelise | |||
Class 2 | bangancelisa | — | bengancelisa | bangencelise | — | bengencelise | |||
Class 3 | ungancelisa | — | ungancelisa | ungencelise | — | ungencelise | |||
Class 4 | ingancelisa | — | ingancelisa | ingencelise | — | ingencelise | |||
Class 5 | lingancelisa | — | lingancelisa | lingencelise | — | lingencelise | |||
Class 6 | angancelisa | — | engancelisa | angencelise | — | engencelise | |||
Class 7 | singancelisa | — | singancelisa | singencelise | — | singencelise | |||
Class 8 | zingancelisa | — | zingancelisa | zingencelise | — | zingencelise | |||
Class 9 | ingancelisa | — | ingancelisa | ingencelise | — | ingencelise | |||
Class 10 | zingancelisa | — | zingancelisa | zingencelise | — | zingencelise | |||
Class 11 | lungancelisa | — | lungancelisa | lungencelise | — | lungencelise | |||
Class 14 | bungancelisa | — | bungancelisa | bungencelise | — | bungencelise | |||
Class 15 | kungancelisa | — | kungancelisa | kungencelise | — | kungencelise | |||
Class 17 | kungancelisa | — | kungancelisa | kungencelise | — | kungencelise | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizoncelisa | engizoncelisa | ngizoncelisa | angizuncelisa | engingezuncelisa | ngingezuncelisa | |||
2nd singular | uzoncelisa | ozoncelisa | uzoncelisa | awuzuncelisa | ongezuncelisa | ungezuncelisa | |||
1st plural | sizoncelisa | esizoncelisa | sizoncelisa | asizuncelisa | esingezuncelisa | singezuncelisa | |||
2nd plural | nizoncelisa | enizoncelisa | nizoncelisa | anizuncelisa | eningezuncelisa | ningezuncelisa | |||
Class 1 | uzoncelisa | ozoncelisa | ezoncelisa | akazuncelisa | ongezuncelisa | engezuncelisa | |||
Class 2 | bazoncelisa | abazoncelisa | bezoncelisa | abazuncelisa | abangezuncelisa | bengezuncelisa | |||
Class 3 | uzoncelisa | ozoncelisa | uzoncelisa | awuzuncelisa | ongezuncelisa | ungezuncelisa | |||
Class 4 | izoncelisa | ezoncelisa | izoncelisa | ayizuncelisa | engezuncelisa | ingezuncelisa | |||
Class 5 | lizoncelisa | elizoncelisa | lizoncelisa | alizuncelisa | elingezuncelisa | lingezuncelisa | |||
Class 6 | azoncelisa | azoncelisa | ezoncelisa | awazuncelisa | angezuncelisa | engezuncelisa | |||
Class 7 | sizoncelisa | esizoncelisa | sizoncelisa | asizuncelisa | esingezuncelisa | singezuncelisa | |||
Class 8 | zizoncelisa | ezizoncelisa | zizoncelisa | azizuncelisa | ezingezuncelisa | zingezuncelisa | |||
Class 9 | izoncelisa | ezoncelisa | izoncelisa | ayizuncelisa | engezuncelisa | ingezuncelisa | |||
Class 10 | zizoncelisa | ezizoncelisa | zizoncelisa | azizuncelisa | ezingezuncelisa | zingezuncelisa | |||
Class 11 | luzoncelisa | oluzoncelisa | luzoncelisa | aluzuncelisa | olungezuncelisa | lungezuncelisa | |||
Class 14 | buzoncelisa | obuzoncelisa | buzoncelisa | abuzuncelisa | obungezuncelisa | bungezuncelisa | |||
Class 15 | kuzoncelisa | okuzoncelisa | kuzoncelisa | akuzuncelisa | okungezuncelisa | kungezuncelisa | |||
Class 17 | kuzoncelisa | okuzoncelisa | kuzoncelisa | akuzuncelisa | okungezuncelisa | kungezuncelisa | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyoncelisa | engiyoncelisa | ngiyoncelisa | angiyuncelisa | engingeyuncelisa | ngingeyuncelisa | |||
2nd singular | uyoncelisa | oyoncelisa | uyoncelisa | awuyuncelisa | ongeyuncelisa | ungeyuncelisa | |||
1st plural | siyoncelisa | esiyoncelisa | siyoncelisa | asiyuncelisa | esingeyuncelisa | singeyuncelisa | |||
2nd plural | niyoncelisa | eniyoncelisa | niyoncelisa | aniyuncelisa | eningeyuncelisa | ningeyuncelisa | |||
Class 1 | uyoncelisa | oyoncelisa | eyoncelisa | akayuncelisa | ongeyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa | |||
Class 2 | bayoncelisa | abayoncelisa | beyoncelisa | abayuncelisa | abangeyuncelisa | bengeyuncelisa | |||
Class 3 | uyoncelisa | oyoncelisa | uyoncelisa | awuyuncelisa | ongeyuncelisa | ungeyuncelisa | |||
Class 4 | iyoncelisa | eyoncelisa | iyoncelisa | ayiyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa | ingeyuncelisa | |||
Class 5 | liyoncelisa | eliyoncelisa | liyoncelisa | aliyuncelisa | elingeyuncelisa | lingeyuncelisa | |||
Class 6 | ayoncelisa | ayoncelisa | eyoncelisa | awayuncelisa | angeyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa | |||
Class 7 | siyoncelisa | esiyoncelisa | siyoncelisa | asiyuncelisa | esingeyuncelisa | singeyuncelisa | |||
Class 8 | ziyoncelisa | eziyoncelisa | ziyoncelisa | aziyuncelisa | ezingeyuncelisa | zingeyuncelisa | |||
Class 9 | iyoncelisa | eyoncelisa | iyoncelisa | ayiyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa | ingeyuncelisa | |||
Class 10 | ziyoncelisa | eziyoncelisa | ziyoncelisa | aziyuncelisa | ezingeyuncelisa | zingeyuncelisa | |||
Class 11 | luyoncelisa | oluyoncelisa | luyoncelisa | aluyuncelisa | olungeyuncelisa | lungeyuncelisa | |||
Class 14 | buyoncelisa | obuyoncelisa | buyoncelisa | abuyuncelisa | obungeyuncelisa | bungeyuncelisa | |||
Class 15 | kuyoncelisa | okuyoncelisa | kuyoncelisa | akuyuncelisa | okungeyuncelisa | kungeyuncelisa | |||
Class 17 | kuyoncelisa | okuyoncelisa | kuyoncelisa | akuyuncelisa | okungeyuncelisa | kungeyuncelisa | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngincelise | ngingancelisi | |||||||
2nd singular | uncelise | ungancelisi | |||||||
1st plural | sincelise | singancelisi | |||||||
2nd plural | nincelise | ningancelisi | |||||||
Class 1 | ancelise | angancelisi | |||||||
Class 2 | bancelise | bangancelisi | |||||||
Class 3 | uncelise | ungancelisi | |||||||
Class 4 | incelise | ingancelisi | |||||||
Class 5 | lincelise | lingancelisi | |||||||
Class 6 | ancelise | angancelisi | |||||||
Class 7 | sincelise | singancelisi | |||||||
Class 8 | zincelise | zingancelisi | |||||||
Class 9 | incelise | ingancelisi | |||||||
Class 10 | zincelise | zingancelisi | |||||||
Class 11 | luncelise | lungancelisi | |||||||
Class 14 | buncelise | bungancelisi | |||||||
Class 15 | kuncelise | kungancelisi | |||||||
Class 17 | kuncelise | kungancelisi | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngancelisa | ngangancelisa, angancelisa, angangancelisa | |||||||
2nd singular | wancelisa | wangancelisa, awancelisa, awangancelisa | |||||||
1st plural | sancelisa | sangancelisa, asancelisa, asangancelisa | |||||||
2nd plural | nancelisa | nangancelisa, anancelisa, anangancelisa | |||||||
Class 1 | wancelisa | wangancelisa, akancelisa, akangancelisa | |||||||
Class 2 | bancelisa | bangancelisa, abancelisa, abangancelisa | |||||||
Class 3 | wancelisa | wangancelisa, awancelisa, awangancelisa | |||||||
Class 4 | yancelisa | yangancelisa, ayancelisa, ayangancelisa | |||||||
Class 5 | lancelisa | langancelisa, alancelisa, alangancelisa | |||||||
Class 6 | ancelisa | angancelisa, awancelisa, awangancelisa | |||||||
Class 7 | sancelisa | sangancelisa, asancelisa, asangancelisa | |||||||
Class 8 | zancelisa | zangancelisa, azancelisa, azangancelisa | |||||||
Class 9 | yancelisa | yangancelisa, ayancelisa, ayangancelisa | |||||||
Class 10 | zancelisa | zangancelisa, azancelisa, azangancelisa | |||||||
Class 11 | lwancelisa | lwangancelisa, alwancelisa, alwangancelisa | |||||||
Class 14 | bancelisa | bangancelisa, abancelisa, abangancelisa | |||||||
Class 15 | kwancelisa | kwangancelisa, akwancelisa, akwangancelisa | |||||||
Class 17 | kwancelisa | kwangancelisa, akwancelisa, akwangancelisa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ncelisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ncelisa (3.2.9)”