isisu

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ísísu class 7 (plural ízísu class 8)

1. stomach

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísíːsu]

Noun

ísísu class 7 (plural ízísu class 8)

1. stomach

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíːsu/

Noun

isísu class 7 (plural izísu class 8)

1. abdomen, belly
2. stomach
3. appetite

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isisu	izisu
Locative	esiswini	eziswini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isisu		izisu
Simple form	sisu		zisu
Locative	esiswini		eziswini
Copulative	yisisu		yizisu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesisu	owesisu	wezisu	owezisu
Class 2	besisu	abesisu	bezisu	abezisu
Class 3	wesisu	owesisu	wezisu	owezisu
Class 4	yesisu	eyesisu	yezisu	eyezisu
Class 5	lesisu	elesisu	lezisu	elezisu
Class 6	esisu	awesisu	ezisu	awezisu
Class 7	sesisu	esesisu	sezisu	esezisu
Class 8	zesisu	ezesisu	zezisu	ezezisu
Class 9	yesisu	eyesisu	yezisu	eyezisu
Class 10	zesisu	ezesisu	zezisu	ezezisu
Class 11	lwesisu	olwesisu	lwezisu	olwezisu
Class 14	besisu	obesisu	bezisu	obezisu
Class 15	kwesisu	okwesisu	kwezisu	okwezisu
Class 17	kwesisu	okwesisu	kwezisu	okwezisu

References

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