usuku
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úlusúkú.
Noun
usuku? class 11 (plural iintsuku class 10)
- day (period of time)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úlusúkú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûːsûːɠu/
Noun
ûsûku class 11 (plural ízinsûku class 10)
- day (period of time)
- Synonyms: ilanga, umuhla
Inflection
| Class 11/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | usuku | izinsuku | ||
| Locative | osukwini | ezinsukwini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | usuku | izinsuku | ||
| Simple form | lusuku | zinsuku | ||
| Locative | osukwini | ezinsukwini | ||
| Copulative | wusuku | yizinsuku | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wosuku | owosuku | wezinsuku | owezinsuku |
| Class 2 | bosuku | abosuku | bezinsuku | abezinsuku |
| Class 3 | wosuku | owosuku | wezinsuku | owezinsuku |
| Class 4 | yosuku | eyosuku | yezinsuku | eyezinsuku |
| Class 5 | losuku | elosuku | lezinsuku | elezinsuku |
| Class 6 | osuku | awosuku | ezinsuku | awezinsuku |
| Class 7 | sosuku | esosuku | sezinsuku | esezinsuku |
| Class 8 | zosuku | ezosuku | zezinsuku | ezezinsuku |
| Class 9 | yosuku | eyosuku | yezinsuku | eyezinsuku |
| Class 10 | zosuku | ezosuku | zezinsuku | ezezinsuku |
| Class 11 | losuku | olosuku | lwezinsuku | olwezinsuku |
| Class 14 | bosuku | obosuku | bezinsuku | obezinsuku |
| Class 15 | kosuku | okosuku | kwezinsuku | okwezinsuku |
| Class 17 | kosuku | okosuku | kwezinsuku | okwezinsuku |
Related terms
- ubusuku
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), “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”