isifo

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -fa +‎ -o.

Noun

ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)

1. sickness, disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -fa +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísiːfó]

Noun

ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)

1. sickness, disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -fa +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiːfó/

Noun

ísifó class 7 (plural ízifó class 8)

1. disease, sickness
2. death

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isifo	izifo
Locative	esifeni	ezifeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isifo		izifo
Simple form	sifo		zifo
Locative	esifeni		ezifeni
Copulative	yisifo		yizifo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesifo	owesifo	wezifo	owezifo
Class 2	besifo	abesifo	bezifo	abezifo
Class 3	wesifo	owesifo	wezifo	owezifo
Class 4	yesifo	eyesifo	yezifo	eyezifo
Class 5	lesifo	elesifo	lezifo	elezifo
Class 6	esifo	awesifo	ezifo	awezifo
Class 7	sesifo	esesifo	sezifo	esezifo
Class 8	zesifo	ezesifo	zezifo	ezezifo
Class 9	yesifo	eyesifo	yezifo	eyezifo
Class 10	zesifo	ezesifo	zezifo	ezezifo
Class 11	lwesifo	olwesifo	lwezifo	olwezifo
Class 14	besifo	obesifo	bezifo	obezifo
Class 15	kwesifo	okwesifo	kwezifo	okwezifo
Class 17	kwesifo	okwesifo	kwezifo	okwezifo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fo (2.3-5.4)”