ikwindla

Zulu

Etymology

Probably back-formed from the plural amakwindla, itself back-formed from ukwindla, which has no plural of its own. This is a relic class 17 noun (prefix uku-), but the -kw- seems to have been reinterpreted as part of the stem, and a new prefix attached to it.

Pronunciation

Noun

ikwindla^? class 5 (plural amakwindla class 6)

autumn, fall
Synonym: ukwindla

Inflection

Class 5/6, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikwindla	amakwindla
Locative	ekwindla	emakwindla
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikwindla		amakwindla
Simple form	likwindla		makwindla
Locative	ekwindla		emakwindla
Copulative	yikwindla		ngamakwindla
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekwindla	owekwindla	wamakwindla	owamakwindla
Class 2	bekwindla	abekwindla	bamakwindla	abamakwindla
Class 3	wekwindla	owekwindla	wamakwindla	owamakwindla
Class 4	yekwindla	eyekwindla	yamakwindla	eyamakwindla
Class 5	lekwindla	elekwindla	lamakwindla	elamakwindla
Class 6	ekwindla	awekwindla	amakwindla	awamakwindla
Class 7	sekwindla	esekwindla	samakwindla	esamakwindla
Class 8	zekwindla	ezekwindla	zamakwindla	ezamakwindla
Class 9	yekwindla	eyekwindla	yamakwindla	eyamakwindla
Class 10	zekwindla	ezekwindla	zamakwindla	ezamakwindla
Class 11	lwekwindla	olwekwindla	lwamakwindla	olwamakwindla
Class 14	bekwindla	obekwindla	bamakwindla	obamakwindla
Class 15	kwekwindla	okwekwindla	kwamakwindla	okwamakwindla
Class 17	kwekwindla	okwekwindla	kwamakwindla	okwamakwindla

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