isithupha

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isítʰuːpʰa/

Noun

isíthupha class 7 (plural izithûpha class 8)

1. thumb
2. six

   Synonym: isithandathu

3. the sixth one
4. (in the possessive) sixth

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isithupha	izithupha
Locative	esithupheni	ezithupheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isithupha		izithupha
Simple form	sithupha		zithupha
Locative	esithupheni		ezithupheni
Copulative	yisithupha		yizithupha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesithupha	owesithupha	wezithupha	owezithupha
Class 2	besithupha	abesithupha	bezithupha	abezithupha
Class 3	wesithupha	owesithupha	wezithupha	owezithupha
Class 4	yesithupha	eyesithupha	yezithupha	eyezithupha
Class 5	lesithupha	elesithupha	lezithupha	elezithupha
Class 6	esithupha	awesithupha	ezithupha	awezithupha
Class 7	sesithupha	esesithupha	sezithupha	esezithupha
Class 8	zesithupha	ezesithupha	zezithupha	ezezithupha
Class 9	yesithupha	eyesithupha	yezithupha	eyezithupha
Class 10	zesithupha	ezesithupha	zezithupha	ezezithupha
Class 11	lwesithupha	olwesithupha	lwezithupha	olwezithupha
Class 14	besithupha	obesithupha	bezithupha	obezithupha
Class 15	kwesithupha	okwesithupha	kwezithupha	okwezithupha
Class 17	kwesithupha	okwesithupha	kwezithupha	okwezithupha

References

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