uLwesine

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úlʷésíːne]

Noun

úLwésíne class 1a (plural óoLwésíne class 2a)

1. Thursday

Inflection

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See also

• days of the week (appendix): uMvulo · uLwesibini · uLwesithathu · uLwesine · uLwesihlanu · uMgqibelo · iCawe ^[edit]

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ lwa- +‎ isine, literally "the fourth one", referring to usuku "day".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úlwesíːne/

Noun

úLwesíne class 1a

1. Thursday

Inflection

Class 1a (locative kuLwesine)

	singular		plural
full form	uLwesine		—
simple form	Lwesine		—
locative	kuLwesine		—
copulative	nguLwesine		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kaLwesine	okaLwesine	—	—
class 2	bakaLwesine	abakaLwesine	—	—
class 3	kaLwesine	okaLwesine	—	—
class 4	kaLwesine	ekaLwesine	—	—
class 5	likaLwesine	elikaLwesine	—	—
class 6	kaLwesine	akaLwesine	—	—
class 7	sikaLwesine	esikaLwesine	—	—
class 8	zikaLwesine	ezikaLwesine	—	—
class 9	kaLwesine	ekaLwesine	—	—
class 10	zikaLwesine	ezikaLwesine	—	—
class 11	lukaLwesine	olukaLwesine	—	—
class 14	bukaLwesine	obukaLwesine	—	—
class 15	kukaLwesine	okukaLwesine	—	—
class 17	kukaLwesine	okukaLwesine	—	—

See also

• days of the week: usuku lwesonto (appendix): uMsombuluko · uLwesibili · uLwesithathu · uLwesine · uLwesihlanu · uMgqibelo · iSonto ^[edit]

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lwesine”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwesine (2.6.3.9)”