umthambo
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úḿ̩tʰáːᵐb̥o̤]
Noun
úḿthámbo class 3 (plural ímíthámbo class 4)
- nerve
Inflection
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Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩tʰáːmbo/
Noun
úmthámbo class 3 (plural ímithámbo class 4)
- artery, blood vessell, vein
Inflection
Class 3/4 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthambo | imithambo | ||
Locative | emthanjeni | emithanjeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umthambo | imithambo | ||
Simple form | mthambo | mithambo | ||
Locative | emthanjeni | emithanjeni | ||
Copulative | ngumthambo | yimithambo | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womthambo | owomthambo | wemithambo | owemithambo |
Class 2 | bomthambo | abomthambo | bemithambo | abemithambo |
Class 3 | womthambo | owomthambo | wemithambo | owemithambo |
Class 4 | yomthambo | eyomthambo | yemithambo | eyemithambo |
Class 5 | lomthambo | elomthambo | lemithambo | elemithambo |
Class 6 | omthambo | awomthambo | emithambo | awemithambo |
Class 7 | somthambo | esomthambo | semithambo | esemithambo |
Class 8 | zomthambo | ezomthambo | zemithambo | ezemithambo |
Class 9 | yomthambo | eyomthambo | yemithambo | eyemithambo |
Class 10 | zomthambo | ezomthambo | zemithambo | ezemithambo |
Class 11 | lomthambo | olomthambo | lwemithambo | olwemithambo |
Class 14 | bomthambo | obomthambo | bemithambo | obemithambo |
Class 15 | komthambo | okomthambo | kwemithambo | okwemithambo |
Class 17 | komthambo | okomthambo | kwemithambo | okwemithambo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thambo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thambo (2.4.3.9)”