umcebo
Zulu
Etymology
From umu- + -ceba + -o.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /uḿ̩ǀeːɓo/
Noun
uḿcebo class 3 (plural imícebo class 4)
- possessions, means, riches, wealth
- treasure
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umcebo | imicebo | ||
| Locative | emcetsheni | emicetsheni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umcebo | imicebo | ||
| Simple form | mcebo | micebo | ||
| Locative | emcetsheni | emicetsheni | ||
| Copulative | ngumcebo | yimicebo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womcebo | owomcebo | wemicebo | owemicebo |
| Class 2 | bomcebo | abomcebo | bemicebo | abemicebo |
| Class 3 | womcebo | owomcebo | wemicebo | owemicebo |
| Class 4 | yomcebo | eyomcebo | yemicebo | eyemicebo |
| Class 5 | lomcebo | elomcebo | lemicebo | elemicebo |
| Class 6 | omcebo | awomcebo | emicebo | awemicebo |
| Class 7 | somcebo | esomcebo | semicebo | esemicebo |
| Class 8 | zomcebo | ezomcebo | zemicebo | ezemicebo |
| Class 9 | yomcebo | eyomcebo | yemicebo | eyemicebo |
| Class 10 | zomcebo | ezomcebo | zemicebo | ezemicebo |
| Class 11 | lomcebo | olomcebo | lwemicebo | olwemicebo |
| Class 14 | bomcebo | obomcebo | bemicebo | obemicebo |
| Class 15 | komcebo | okomcebo | kwemicebo | okwemicebo |
| Class 17 | komcebo | okomcebo | kwemicebo | okwemicebo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ceɓo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ceɓo (3.2.9.9)”