umthamo

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩tʰáːmo]

Noun

úḿthámo class 3 (plural ímíthámo class 4)

1. content(s)

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Compare isithamo (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩tʰáːmo/

Noun

úmthámo class 3 (plural ímithámo class 4)

1. mouthful
2. amount, volume

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umthamo	imithamo
Locative	emthanyeni	emithanyeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umthamo		imithamo
Simple form	mthamo		mithamo
Locative	emthanyeni		emithanyeni
Copulative	ngumthamo		yimithamo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womthamo	owomthamo	wemithamo	owemithamo
Class 2	bomthamo	abomthamo	bemithamo	abemithamo
Class 3	womthamo	owomthamo	wemithamo	owemithamo
Class 4	yomthamo	eyomthamo	yemithamo	eyemithamo
Class 5	lomthamo	elomthamo	lemithamo	elemithamo
Class 6	omthamo	awomthamo	emithamo	awemithamo
Class 7	somthamo	esomthamo	semithamo	esemithamo
Class 8	zomthamo	ezomthamo	zemithamo	ezemithamo
Class 9	yomthamo	eyomthamo	yemithamo	eyemithamo
Class 10	zomthamo	ezomthamo	zemithamo	ezemithamo
Class 11	lomthamo	olomthamo	lwemithamo	olwemithamo
Class 14	bomthamo	obomthamo	bemithamo	obemithamo
Class 15	komthamo	okomthamo	kwemithamo	okwemithamo
Class 17	komthamo	okomthamo	kwemithamo	okwemithamo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thamo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thamo (2.4.3.9)”