uLwesithathu

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úlʷésítʰâːtʰu]

Noun

úLwésíthâthu class 1a (plural óoLwésíthâthu class 2a)

  1. Wednesday

Inflection

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See also

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ lwa- +‎ isithathu, literally "the third one", referring to usuku "day".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úlwésitʰâːtʰu/

Noun

úLwésithâthu class 1a

  1. Wednesday

Inflection

Class 1a
Singular Plural
Full form uLwesithathu —
Locative kuLwesithathu —
Singular Plural
Full form uLwesithathu —
Simple form Lwesithathu —
Locative kuLwesithathu —
Copulative nguLwesithathu —
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kaLwesithathu okaLwesithathu — —
Class 2 bakaLwesithathu abakaLwesithathu — —
Class 3 kaLwesithathu okaLwesithathu — —
Class 4 kaLwesithathu ekaLwesithathu — —
Class 5 likaLwesithathu elikaLwesithathu — —
Class 6 kaLwesithathu akaLwesithathu — —
Class 7 sikaLwesithathu esikaLwesithathu — —
Class 8 zikaLwesithathu ezikaLwesithathu — —
Class 9 kaLwesithathu ekaLwesithathu — —
Class 10 zikaLwesithathu ezikaLwesithathu — —
Class 11 lukaLwesithathu olukaLwesithathu — —
Class 14 bukaLwesithathu obukaLwesithathu — —
Class 15 kukaLwesithathu okukaLwesithathu — —
Class 17 kukaLwesithathu okukaLwesithathu — —

See also

References

  • C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-lwesithathu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesithathu (2.4.6.3-8.9)”
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