itshe

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ̀è.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːtʃe/

Noun

ī́tshe class 5 (plural amátshe class 6)

1. stone

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	itshe	amatshe
Locative	etsheni	ematsheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	itshe		amatshe
Simple form	litshe		matshe
Locative	etsheni		ematsheni
Copulative	yitshe		ngamatshe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wetshe	owetshe	wamatshe	owamatshe
Class 2	betshe	abetshe	bamatshe	abamatshe
Class 3	wetshe	owetshe	wamatshe	owamatshe
Class 4	yetshe	eyetshe	yamatshe	eyamatshe
Class 5	letshe	eletshe	lamatshe	elamatshe
Class 6	etshe	awetshe	amatshe	awamatshe
Class 7	setshe	esetshe	samatshe	esamatshe
Class 8	zetshe	ezetshe	zamatshe	ezamatshe
Class 9	yetshe	eyetshe	yamatshe	eyamatshe
Class 10	zetshe	ezetshe	zamatshe	ezamatshe
Class 11	lwetshe	olwetshe	lwamatshe	olwamatshe
Class 14	betshe	obetshe	bamatshe	obamatshe
Class 15	kwetshe	okwetshe	kwamatshe	okwamatshe
Class 17	kwetshe	okwetshe	kwamatshe	okwamatshe

References

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