u-anyanisi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English onions.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úaɲániːsi/
Noun
ú-anyánisi class 1a (plural o-anyanisi class 2a)
- onion
Inflection
| Class 1a/2a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | u-anyanisi | o-anyanisi | ||
| Locative | ku-anyanisi | ko-anyanisi | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | u-anyanisi | o-anyanisi | ||
| Simple form | anyanisi | bo-anyanisi | ||
| Locative | ku-anyanisi | ko-anyanisi | ||
| Copulative | ngu-anyanisi | ngo-anyanisi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | ka-anyanisi | oka-anyanisi | wo-anyanisi | owo-anyanisi |
| Class 2 | baka-anyanisi | abaka-anyanisi | bo-anyanisi | abo-anyanisi |
| Class 3 | ka-anyanisi | oka-anyanisi | wo-anyanisi | owo-anyanisi |
| Class 4 | ka-anyanisi | eka-anyanisi | yo-anyanisi | eyo-anyanisi |
| Class 5 | lika-anyanisi | elika-anyanisi | lo-anyanisi | elo-anyanisi |
| Class 6 | ka-anyanisi | aka-anyanisi | o-anyanisi | awo-anyanisi |
| Class 7 | sika-anyanisi | esika-anyanisi | so-anyanisi | eso-anyanisi |
| Class 8 | zika-anyanisi | ezika-anyanisi | zo-anyanisi | ezo-anyanisi |
| Class 9 | ka-anyanisi | eka-anyanisi | yo-anyanisi | eyo-anyanisi |
| Class 10 | zika-anyanisi | ezika-anyanisi | zo-anyanisi | ezo-anyanisi |
| Class 11 | luka-anyanisi | oluka-anyanisi | lo-anyanisi | olo-anyanisi |
| Class 14 | buka-anyanisi | obuka-anyanisi | bo-anyanisi | obo-anyanisi |
| Class 15 | kuka-anyanisi | okuka-anyanisi | ko-anyanisi | oko-anyanisi |
| Class 17 | kuka-anyanisi | okuka-anyanisi | ko-anyanisi | oko-anyanisi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-anyanisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-anyanisi (2.6.3.9.9)”