umese

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans mes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úmʱeːse/

Noun

úm̤ese class 1a (plural omese class 2a)

1. knife

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kumese)

	singular		plural
full form	umese		omese
simple form	mese		bomese
locative	kumese		komese
copulative	ngumese		ngomese
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kamese	okamese	womese	owomese
class 2	bakamese	abakamese	bomese	abomese
class 3	kamese	okamese	womese	owomese
class 4	kamese	ekamese	yomese	eyomese
class 5	likamese	elikamese	lomese	elomese
class 6	kamese	akamese	omese	awomese
class 7	sikamese	esikamese	somese	esomese
class 8	zikamese	ezikamese	zomese	ezomese
class 9	kamese	ekamese	yomese	eyomese
class 10	zikamese	ezikamese	zomese	ezomese
class 11	lukamese	olukamese	lomese	olomese
class 14	bukamese	obukamese	bomese	obomese
class 15	kukamese	okukamese	komese	okomese
class 17	kukamese	okukamese	komese	okomese

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mese”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mese (2.6.9)”