isithandwa

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -thanda +‎ -wa.

Noun

ísíthândwa class 7 (plural íinthândwa class 8)

1. lover

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -thanda +‎ -wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísitʰâːndwa/

Noun

ísithândwa class 7 (plural ízithândwa class 8)

1. lover
2. darling, honey, love, sweetheart

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isithandwa	izithandwa
Locative	esithandweni	ezithandweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isithandwa		izithandwa
Simple form	sithandwa		zithandwa
Locative	esithandweni		ezithandweni
Copulative	yisithandwa		yizithandwa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesithandwa	owesithandwa	wezithandwa	owezithandwa
Class 2	besithandwa	abesithandwa	bezithandwa	abezithandwa
Class 3	wesithandwa	owesithandwa	wezithandwa	owezithandwa
Class 4	yesithandwa	eyesithandwa	yezithandwa	eyezithandwa
Class 5	lesithandwa	elesithandwa	lezithandwa	elezithandwa
Class 6	esithandwa	awesithandwa	ezithandwa	awezithandwa
Class 7	sesithandwa	esesithandwa	sezithandwa	esezithandwa
Class 8	zesithandwa	ezesithandwa	zezithandwa	ezezithandwa
Class 9	yesithandwa	eyesithandwa	yezithandwa	eyezithandwa
Class 10	zesithandwa	ezesithandwa	zezithandwa	ezezithandwa
Class 11	lwesithandwa	olwesithandwa	lwezithandwa	olwezithandwa
Class 14	besithandwa	obesithandwa	bezithandwa	obezithandwa
Class 15	kwesithandwa	okwesithandwa	kwezithandwa	okwezithandwa
Class 17	kwesithandwa	okwesithandwa	kwezithandwa	okwezithandwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thandwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandwa (2.6.3-8.9)”