bantu
See also: Bantu, bantú, bàntú, and bǎntú
Finnish
Etymology
From English Bantu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑntu/, [ˈbɑn̪t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑntu
- Syllabification(key): ban‧tu
Noun
bantu
- Bantu
Declension
| Inflection of bantu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bantu | bantut | |
| genitive | bantun | bantujen | |
| partitive | bantua | bantuja | |
| illative | bantuun | bantuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bantu | bantut | |
| accusative | nom. | bantu | bantut |
| gen. | bantun | ||
| genitive | bantun | bantujen | |
| partitive | bantua | bantuja | |
| inessive | bantussa | bantuissa | |
| elative | bantusta | bantuista | |
| illative | bantuun | bantuihin | |
| adessive | bantulla | bantuilla | |
| ablative | bantulta | bantuilta | |
| allative | bantulle | bantuille | |
| essive | bantuna | bantuina | |
| translative | bantuksi | bantuiksi | |
| instructive | — | bantuin | |
| abessive | bantutta | bantuitta | |
| comitative | — | bantuineen | |
| Possessive forms of bantu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | bantuni | bantumme |
| 2nd person | bantusi | bantunne |
| 3rd person | bantunsa | |
Derived terms
- bantuheimo
- bantukansa
- bantukieli
- bantustan
Anagrams
- tabun
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɒntu]
- Hyphenation: ban‧tu
- Rhymes: -tu
Adjective
bantu (not comparable)
- Bantu
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bantu | bantuk |
| accusative | bantut | bantukat |
| dative | bantunak | bantuknak |
| instrumental | bantuval | bantukkal |
| causal-final | bantuért | bantukért |
| translative | bantuvá | bantukká |
| terminative | bantuig | bantukig |
| essive-formal | bantuként | bantukként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bantuban | bantukban |
| superessive | bantun | bantukon |
| adessive | bantunál | bantuknál |
| illative | bantuba | bantukba |
| sublative | bantura | bantukra |
| allative | bantuhoz | bantukhoz |
| elative | bantuból | bantukból |
| delative | banturól | bantukról |
| ablative | bantutól | bantuktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | bantué | bantuké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | bantuéi | bantukéi |
Noun
bantu (countable and uncountable, plural bantuk)
- Bantu (group or person)
- Bantu (language)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bantu | bantuk |
| accusative | bantut | bantukat |
| dative | bantunak | bantuknak |
| instrumental | bantuval | bantukkal |
| causal-final | bantuért | bantukért |
| translative | bantuvá | bantukká |
| terminative | bantuig | bantukig |
| essive-formal | bantuként | bantukként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bantuban | bantukban |
| superessive | bantun | bantukon |
| adessive | bantunál | bantuknál |
| illative | bantuba | bantukba |
| sublative | bantura | bantukra |
| allative | bantuhoz | bantukhoz |
| elative | bantuból | bantukból |
| delative | banturól | bantukról |
| ablative | bantutól | bantuktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | bantué | bantuké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | bantuéi | bantukéi |
| Possessive forms of bantu | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bantum | bantuim |
| 2nd person sing. | bantud | bantuid |
| 3rd person sing. | bantuja | bantui |
| 1st person plural | bantunk | bantuink |
| 2nd person plural | bantutok | bantuitok |
| 3rd person plural | bantujuk | bantuik |
Further reading
- bantu in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bantuəʔ]
- Hyphenation: ban‧tu
- Rhymes: -tu
Noun
bantu
- help, assist
Verb
bantu
- to help, to assist
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbantu]
- Hyphenation: ban‧tu
Verb
bantu (used in the form membantu)
- to help.
- Synonym: tolong
Conjugation
| Conjugation of bantu (meng-, transitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | bantu | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
| Active | membantu | terbantu | dibantu | bantu | bantulah |
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | membantukan | terbantukan | dibantukan | bantukan | bantukanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | memperbantukan | – | diperbantukan | – | perbantukanlah |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Noun
bantu (plural bantu-bantu, first-person possessive bantuku, second-person possessive bantumu, third-person possessive bantunya)
- assistant, helper
- Synonym: penolong
Derived terms
- bantuan
- berbantu-bantuan
- membantu
- membantukan
- memperbantukan
- pembantu
- pembantuan
- terbantu
Further reading
- “bantu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Adjective
bantu (invariable)
- Bantu
Noun
bantu m or f by sense (invariable)
- Bantu
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bantu m (definite singular bantuen, indefinite plural bantuer, definite plural bantuene)
- a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)
- a collective term for all Bantu speakers
- a Bantu language
Related terms
- bantuspråk
References
- “bantu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “bantu” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bantu m (definite singular bantuen, indefinite plural bantuar, definite plural bantuane)
- a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)
- a collective term for all Bantu speakers
- a Bantu language
Related terms
- bantuspråk
References
- “bantu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately derived from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈban.tu/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -antu
- Syllabification: ban‧tu
- Homophone: Bantu
Noun
bantu n (indeclinable)
- Bantu (the language family)
- Synonym: języki bantu
Related terms
adjective
- bantuski
nouns
- Bantu
- bantustan
Further reading
- bantu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bantu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French Bantou.
Noun
bantu m (uncountable)
- Bantu
Declension
declension of bantu (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) bantu | bantul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) bantu | bantului |
| vocative | bantule | |