umdweshu
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úm̩dwéːʃu/
Noun
úmdwéshu class 3 (plural ímidwéshu class 4)
- ribbon
- long strip of ploughed land
- Synonym: idweshu
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umdweshu | imidweshu | ||
| Locative | emdweshwini | emidweshwini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umdweshu | imidweshu | ||
| Simple form | mdweshu | midweshu | ||
| Locative | emdweshwini | emidweshwini | ||
| Copulative | ngumdweshu | yimidweshu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womdweshu | owomdweshu | wemidweshu | owemidweshu |
| Class 2 | bomdweshu | abomdweshu | bemidweshu | abemidweshu |
| Class 3 | womdweshu | owomdweshu | wemidweshu | owemidweshu |
| Class 4 | yomdweshu | eyomdweshu | yemidweshu | eyemidweshu |
| Class 5 | lomdweshu | elomdweshu | lemidweshu | elemidweshu |
| Class 6 | omdweshu | awomdweshu | emidweshu | awemidweshu |
| Class 7 | somdweshu | esomdweshu | semidweshu | esemidweshu |
| Class 8 | zomdweshu | ezomdweshu | zemidweshu | ezemidweshu |
| Class 9 | yomdweshu | eyomdweshu | yemidweshu | eyemidweshu |
| Class 10 | zomdweshu | ezomdweshu | zemidweshu | ezemidweshu |
| Class 11 | lomdweshu | olomdweshu | lwemidweshu | olwemidweshu |
| Class 14 | bomdweshu | obomdweshu | bemidweshu | obemidweshu |
| Class 15 | komdweshu | okomdweshu | kwemidweshu | okwemidweshu |
| Class 17 | komdweshu | okomdweshu | kwemidweshu | okwemidweshu |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-dweshu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dweshu (2.6.3.9)”