ezin-
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Northern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix[edit]
ezin-
- Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ezim- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix[edit]
ezin-
- Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ezim- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- (“relative”) + zin- (“class 10 basic noun prefix”).
Prefix[edit]
ḗzín-
- Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form ezim- is used before stems beginning with a labial consonant (b, f, m, p, v).
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ezim-, ezin-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ezim-, ezin-”