umendo

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -enda +‎ -o.

Noun

úméndo class 3 (plural íméndo class 4)

1. marriage

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

FWOTD – 11 April 2019

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -enda +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uméːndo/

Noun

uméndo class 3 (plural iméndo class 4)

1. wedlock, married life
2. main road

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emendweni)

	singular		plural
full form	umendo		imendo
simple form	mendo		mendo
locative	emendweni		emendweni
copulative	ngumendo		yimendo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womendo	owomendo	wemendo	owemendo
class 2	bomendo	abomendo	bemendo	abemendo
class 3	womendo	owomendo	wemendo	owemendo
class 4	yomendo	eyomendo	yemendo	eyemendo
class 5	lomendo	elomendo	lemendo	elemendo
class 6	omendo	awomendo	emendo	awemendo
class 7	somendo	esomendo	semendo	esemendo
class 8	zomendo	ezomendo	zemendo	ezemendo
class 9	yomendo	eyomendo	yemendo	eyemendo
class 10	zomendo	ezomendo	zemendo	ezemendo
class 11	lomendo	olomendo	lwemendo	olwemendo
class 14	bomendo	obomendo	bemendo	obemendo
class 15	komendo	okomendo	kwemendo	okwemendo
class 17	komendo	okomendo	kwemendo	okwemendo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-endo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-endo (3.2.9)”