uLwesibili
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isibili, literally "the second one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwesíɓiːlí/
Noun
úLwesíbilí class 1a
- Tuesday
Inflection
| Class 1a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesibili | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesibili | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesibili | — | ||
| Simple form | Lwesibili | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesibili | — | ||
| Copulative | nguLwesibili | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | kaLwesibili | okaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 2 | bakaLwesibili | abakaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 3 | kaLwesibili | okaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 4 | kaLwesibili | ekaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 5 | likaLwesibili | elikaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 6 | kaLwesibili | akaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 7 | sikaLwesibili | esikaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 8 | zikaLwesibili | ezikaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 9 | kaLwesibili | ekaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 10 | zikaLwesibili | ezikaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 11 | lukaLwesibili | olukaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 14 | bukaLwesibili | obukaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 15 | kukaLwesibili | okukaLwesibili | — | — |
| Class 17 | kukaLwesibili | okukaLwesibili | — | — |
See also
- (days of the week) usuku lwesonto; uMsombuluko, uLwesibili, uLwesithathu, uLwesine, uLwesihlanu, uMgqibelo, iSonto (Category: zu:Days of the week)
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-lwesiɓili”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesiɓili (2.6.3.3-5.4)”