umzuzu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
umzuzu? class 3 (plural imizuzu class 4)
- second
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩zuːzú/
Noun
uḿzuzú class 3 (plural imízuzú class 4)
- moment, short period of time
- respite
- minute (unit)
- Synonym: iminithi
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umzuzu | imizuzu | ||
| Locative | emzuzwini | emizuzwini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umzuzu | imizuzu | ||
| Simple form | mzuzu | mizuzu | ||
| Locative | emzuzwini | emizuzwini | ||
| Copulative | ngumzuzu | yimizuzu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womzuzu | owomzuzu | wemizuzu | owemizuzu |
| Class 2 | bomzuzu | abomzuzu | bemizuzu | abemizuzu |
| Class 3 | womzuzu | owomzuzu | wemizuzu | owemizuzu |
| Class 4 | yomzuzu | eyomzuzu | yemizuzu | eyemizuzu |
| Class 5 | lomzuzu | elomzuzu | lemizuzu | elemizuzu |
| Class 6 | omzuzu | awomzuzu | emizuzu | awemizuzu |
| Class 7 | somzuzu | esomzuzu | semizuzu | esemizuzu |
| Class 8 | zomzuzu | ezomzuzu | zemizuzu | ezemizuzu |
| Class 9 | yomzuzu | eyomzuzu | yemizuzu | eyemizuzu |
| Class 10 | zomzuzu | ezomzuzu | zemizuzu | ezemizuzu |
| Class 11 | lomzuzu | olomzuzu | lwemizuzu | olwemizuzu |
| Class 14 | bomzuzu | obomzuzu | bemizuzu | obemizuzu |
| Class 15 | komzuzu | okomzuzu | kwemizuzu | okwemizuzu |
| Class 17 | komzuzu | okomzuzu | kwemizuzu | okwemizuzu |
Derived terms
- umzuzwana
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-zuzu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zuzu (6.3.8.3)”