ugadi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English guard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɡáːdi/

Noun

úgádi class 1a (plural ogadi class 2a)

1. guard (person)

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kugadi)

	singular		plural
full form	ugadi		ogadi
simple form	gadi		bogadi
locative	kugadi		kogadi
copulative	ngugadi		ngogadi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kagadi	okagadi	wogadi	owogadi
class 2	bakagadi	abakagadi	bogadi	abogadi
class 3	kagadi	okagadi	wogadi	owogadi
class 4	kagadi	ekagadi	yogadi	eyogadi
class 5	likagadi	elikagadi	logadi	elogadi
class 6	kagadi	akagadi	ogadi	awogadi
class 7	sikagadi	esikagadi	sogadi	esogadi
class 8	zikagadi	ezikagadi	zogadi	ezogadi
class 9	kagadi	ekagadi	yogadi	eyogadi
class 10	zikagadi	ezikagadi	zogadi	ezogadi
class 11	lukagadi	olukagadi	logadi	ologadi
class 14	bukagadi	obukagadi	bogadi	obogadi
class 15	kukagadi	okukagadi	kogadi	okogadi
class 17	kukagadi	okukagadi	kogadi	okogadi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gadi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gadi (3.4.9)”