ezin-
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Northern Ndebele
[edit]Etymology
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Prefix
[edit]ezin-
- Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
Usage notes
[edit]The variant form ezim- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).
Xhosa
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
[edit]ezin-
- Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
Usage notes
[edit]The variant form ezim- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- (“relative”) + zin- (“class 10 basic noun prefix”).
Prefix
[edit]ḗzín-
- Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
Usage notes
[edit]The variant form ezim- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ezim-, ezin-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ezim-, ezin-”