isibongo

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word isibongo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word isibongo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say isibongo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word isibongo you have here. The definition of the word isibongo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofisibongo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu isibongo.

Noun

isibongo (plural isibongos or izibongo)

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  1. A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.

Xhosa

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -bonga +‎ -o.

Noun

isibongo? class 7 (plural izibongo class 8)

  1. class name

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -bonga +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

isíbongo class 7 (plural izibôngo class 8)

  1. surname

Inflection

Class 7/8
Singular Plural
Full form isibongo izibongo
Locative esibongweni ezibongweni
Singular Plural
Full form isibongo izibongo
Simple form sibongo zibongo
Locative esibongweni ezibongweni
Copulative yisibongo yizibongo
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wesibongo owesibongo wezibongo owezibongo
Class 2 besibongo abesibongo bezibongo abezibongo
Class 3 wesibongo owesibongo wezibongo owezibongo
Class 4 yesibongo eyesibongo yezibongo eyezibongo
Class 5 lesibongo elesibongo lezibongo elezibongo
Class 6 esibongo awesibongo ezibongo awezibongo
Class 7 sesibongo esesibongo sezibongo esezibongo
Class 8 zesibongo ezesibongo zezibongo ezezibongo
Class 9 yesibongo eyesibongo yezibongo eyezibongo
Class 10 zesibongo ezesibongo zezibongo ezezibongo
Class 11 lwesibongo olwesibongo lwezibongo olwezibongo
Class 14 besibongo obesibongo bezibongo obezibongo
Class 15 kwesibongo okwesibongo kwezibongo okwezibongo
Class 17 kwesibongo okwesibongo kwezibongo okwezibongo
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia