isiliva

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English silver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːsilíːva/

Noun

îsilíva class 5 (plural ámasilíva class 6)

1. silver

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative esiliveni)

	singular		plural
full form	isiliva		amasiliva
simple form	lisiliva		masiliva
locative	esiliveni		emasiliveni
copulative	yisiliva		ngamasiliva
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesiliva	owesiliva	wamasiliva	owamasiliva
class 2	besiliva	abesiliva	bamasiliva	abamasiliva
class 3	wesiliva	owesiliva	wamasiliva	owamasiliva
class 4	yesiliva	eyesiliva	yamasiliva	eyamasiliva
class 5	lesiliva	elesiliva	lamasiliva	elamasiliva
class 6	esiliva	awesiliva	amasiliva	awamasiliva
class 7	sesiliva	esesiliva	samasiliva	esamasiliva
class 8	zesiliva	ezesiliva	zamasiliva	ezamasiliva
class 9	yesiliva	eyesiliva	yamasiliva	eyamasiliva
class 10	zesiliva	ezesiliva	zamasiliva	ezamasiliva
class 11	lwesiliva	olwesiliva	lwamasiliva	olwamasiliva
class 14	besiliva	obesiliva	bamasiliva	obamasiliva
class 15	kwesiliva	okwesiliva	kwamasiliva	okwamasiliva
class 17	kwesiliva	okwesiliva	kwamasiliva	okwamasiliva

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-siliva”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-siliva (2.4.4.3.9)”