usiba

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úlusíbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úsîːɓa]

Noun

úsîba class 11 (plural íintsîba class 10)

1. plume, long feather

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úlusíbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːsíːɓa/

Noun

ûsíba class 11 (plural ízinsíba class 10)

1. plume, long feather
2. quill pen

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative osibeni)

	singular		plural
full form	usiba		izinsiba
simple form	lusiba		zinsiba
locative	osibeni		ezinsibeni
copulative	wusiba		yizinsiba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wosiba	owosiba	wezinsiba	owezinsiba
class 2	bosiba	abosiba	bezinsiba	abezinsiba
class 3	wosiba	owosiba	wezinsiba	owezinsiba
class 4	yosiba	eyosiba	yezinsiba	eyezinsiba
class 5	losiba	elosiba	lezinsiba	elezinsiba
class 6	osiba	awosiba	ezinsiba	awezinsiba
class 7	sosiba	esosiba	sezinsiba	esezinsiba
class 8	zosiba	ezosiba	zezinsiba	ezezinsiba
class 9	yosiba	eyosiba	yezinsiba	eyezinsiba
class 10	zosiba	ezosiba	zezinsiba	ezezinsiba
class 11	losiba	olosiba	lwezinsiba	olwezinsiba
class 14	bosiba	obosiba	bezinsiba	obezinsiba
class 15	kosiba	okosiba	kwezinsiba	okwezinsiba
class 17	kosiba	okosiba	kwezinsiba	okwezinsiba

References

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