umsundu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩sûːndu/

Noun

úmsûndu class 3 (plural ímisûndu class 4)

1. earthworm

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emsundwini)

	singular		plural
full form	umsundu		imisundu
simple form	msundu		misundu
locative	emsundwini		emisundwini
copulative	ngumsundu		yimisundu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womsundu	owomsundu	wemisundu	owemisundu
class 2	bomsundu	abomsundu	bemisundu	abemisundu
class 3	womsundu	owomsundu	wemisundu	owemisundu
class 4	yomsundu	eyomsundu	yemisundu	eyemisundu
class 5	lomsundu	elomsundu	lemisundu	elemisundu
class 6	omsundu	awomsundu	emisundu	awemisundu
class 7	somsundu	esomsundu	semisundu	esemisundu
class 8	zomsundu	ezomsundu	zemisundu	ezemisundu
class 9	yomsundu	eyomsundu	yemisundu	eyemisundu
class 10	zomsundu	ezomsundu	zemisundu	ezemisundu
class 11	lomsundu	olomsundu	lwemisundu	olwemisundu
class 14	bomsundu	obomsundu	bemisundu	obemisundu
class 15	komsundu	okomsundu	kwemisundu	okwemisundu
class 17	komsundu	okomsundu	kwemisundu	okwemisundu

See also

• isibungu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sundu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sundu (2.4.6-3-8.9)”