itiye

Phuthi

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans tee.

Noun

ítíye class 9 (plural títíye class 10)

1. tea

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans tee.

Noun

ítíye class 9 (plural íintíye class 10)

1. tea

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans tee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːtíːje/

Noun

îtíye class 5 (plural ámatíye class 6)

1. tea

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative etiyeni)

	singular		plural
full form	itiye		amatiye
simple form	litiye		matiye
locative	etiyeni		ematiyeni
copulative	yitiye		ngamatiye
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wetiye	owetiye	wamatiye	owamatiye
class 2	betiye	abetiye	bamatiye	abamatiye
class 3	wetiye	owetiye	wamatiye	owamatiye
class 4	yetiye	eyetiye	yamatiye	eyamatiye
class 5	letiye	eletiye	lamatiye	elamatiye
class 6	etiye	awetiye	amatiye	awamatiye
class 7	setiye	esetiye	samatiye	esamatiye
class 8	zetiye	ezetiye	zamatiye	ezamatiye
class 9	yetiye	eyetiye	yamatiye	eyamatiye
class 10	zetiye	ezetiye	zamatiye	ezamatiye
class 11	lwetiye	olwetiye	lwamatiye	olwamatiye
class 14	betiye	obetiye	bamatiye	obamatiye
class 15	kwetiye	okwetiye	kwamatiye	okwamatiye
class 17	kwetiye	okwetiye	kwamatiye	okwamatiye

References

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