isihlelo

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -hlela +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /isíɬeːlo/

Noun

isíhlelo class 7 (plural izihlêlo class 8)

1. waste basket, wastepaper basket
2. conjugation

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esihlelweni)

	singular		plural
full form	isihlelo		izihlelo
simple form	sihlelo		zihlelo
locative	esihlelweni		ezihlelweni
copulative	yisihlelo		yizihlelo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesihlelo	owesihlelo	wezihlelo	owezihlelo
class 2	besihlelo	abesihlelo	bezihlelo	abezihlelo
class 3	wesihlelo	owesihlelo	wezihlelo	owezihlelo
class 4	yesihlelo	eyesihlelo	yezihlelo	eyezihlelo
class 5	lesihlelo	elesihlelo	lezihlelo	elezihlelo
class 6	esihlelo	awesihlelo	ezihlelo	awezihlelo
class 7	sesihlelo	esesihlelo	sezihlelo	esezihlelo
class 8	zesihlelo	ezesihlelo	zezihlelo	ezezihlelo
class 9	yesihlelo	eyesihlelo	yezihlelo	eyezihlelo
class 10	zesihlelo	ezesihlelo	zezihlelo	ezezihlelo
class 11	lwesihlelo	olwesihlelo	lwezihlelo	olwezihlelo
class 14	besihlelo	obesihlelo	bezihlelo	obezihlelo
class 15	kwesihlelo	okwesihlelo	kwezihlelo	okwezihlelo
class 17	kwesihlelo	okwesihlelo	kwezihlelo	okwezihlelo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlelo (3.2.9.9)”