uLwesine
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + lwa- + isine, literally "the fourth one", referring to usuku "day".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úlwesíːne/
Noun
úLwesíne class 1a
- Thursday
Inflection
| Class 1a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesine | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesine | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | uLwesine | — | ||
| Simple form | Lwesine | — | ||
| Locative | kuLwesine | — | ||
| Copulative | nguLwesine | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | kaLwesine | okaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 2 | bakaLwesine | abakaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 3 | kaLwesine | okaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 4 | kaLwesine | ekaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 5 | likaLwesine | elikaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 6 | kaLwesine | akaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 7 | sikaLwesine | esikaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 8 | zikaLwesine | ezikaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 9 | kaLwesine | ekaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 10 | zikaLwesine | ezikaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 11 | lukaLwesine | olukaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 14 | bukaLwesine | obukaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 15 | kukaLwesine | okukaLwesine | — | — |
| Class 17 | kukaLwesine | okukaLwesine | — | — |
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), “-lwesine”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesine (2.6.3.9)”