izinyo

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínò.

Noun

ízînyo class 5 (plural ámázînyo class 6)

1. tooth

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínò.

Noun

ízînyo class 5 (plural ámázînyo class 6)

1. tooth

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íz̥i̤᷈ːɲo]

Noun

ízînyo class 5 (plural ámázînyo class 6)

1. tooth

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːzîːɲo/

Noun

îzînyo class 5 (plural ámazînyo class 6)

1. tooth

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ezinyweni)

	singular		plural
full form	izinyo		amazinyo
simple form	lizinyo		mazinyo
locative	ezinyweni		emazinyweni
copulative	yizinyo		ngamazinyo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wezinyo	owezinyo	wamazinyo	owamazinyo
class 2	bezinyo	abezinyo	bamazinyo	abamazinyo
class 3	wezinyo	owezinyo	wamazinyo	owamazinyo
class 4	yezinyo	eyezinyo	yamazinyo	eyamazinyo
class 5	lezinyo	elezinyo	lamazinyo	elamazinyo
class 6	ezinyo	awezinyo	amazinyo	awamazinyo
class 7	sezinyo	esezinyo	samazinyo	esamazinyo
class 8	zezinyo	ezezinyo	zamazinyo	ezamazinyo
class 9	yezinyo	eyezinyo	yamazinyo	eyamazinyo
class 10	zezinyo	ezezinyo	zamazinyo	ezamazinyo
class 11	lwezinyo	olwezinyo	lwamazinyo	olwamazinyo
class 14	bezinyo	obezinyo	bamazinyo	obamazinyo
class 15	kwezinyo	okwezinyo	kwamazinyo	okwamazinyo
class 17	kwezinyo	okwezinyo	kwamazinyo	okwamazinyo

References

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