uLwesihlanu
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isihlanu, literally "the fifth one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwésiɬáːnu/
Noun
úLwésihlánu class 1a
- Friday
Inflection
| Class 1a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesihlanu | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesihlanu | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesihlanu | — | ||
| Simple form | Lwesihlanu | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesihlanu | — | ||
| Copulative | nguLwesihlanu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | kaLwesihlanu | okaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 2 | bakaLwesihlanu | abakaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 3 | kaLwesihlanu | okaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 4 | kaLwesihlanu | ekaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 5 | likaLwesihlanu | elikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 6 | kaLwesihlanu | akaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 7 | sikaLwesihlanu | esikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 8 | zikaLwesihlanu | ezikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 9 | kaLwesihlanu | ekaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 10 | zikaLwesihlanu | ezikaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 11 | lukaLwesihlanu | olukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 14 | bukaLwesihlanu | obukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 15 | kukaLwesihlanu | okukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
| Class 17 | kukaLwesihlanu | okukaLwesihlanu | — | — |
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), “-lwesihlanu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesihlanu (2.4.6.3.9)”