ikati

Xhosa

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íkáːti]

Noun

íkáti class 9 (plural íikáti class 10)

1. cat

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːkáːti/

Noun

îkáti class 5 (plural ámakáti class 6)

1. cat (domestic)

   Synonyms: igola, ingobe

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikati	amakati
Locative	ekatini	emakatini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikati		amakati
Simple form	likati		makati
Locative	ekatini		emakatini
Copulative	yikati		ngamakati
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekati	owekati	wamakati	owamakati
Class 2	bekati	abekati	bamakati	abamakati
Class 3	wekati	owekati	wamakati	owamakati
Class 4	yekati	eyekati	yamakati	eyamakati
Class 5	lekati	elekati	lamakati	elamakati
Class 6	ekati	awekati	amakati	awamakati
Class 7	sekati	esekati	samakati	esamakati
Class 8	zekati	ezekati	zamakati	ezamakati
Class 9	yekati	eyekati	yamakati	eyamakati
Class 10	zekati	ezekati	zamakati	ezamakati
Class 11	lwekati	olwekati	lwamakati	olwamakati
Class 14	bekati	obekati	bamakati	obamakati
Class 15	kwekati	okwekati	kwamakati	okwamakati
Class 17	kwekati	okwekati	kwamakati	okwamakati

Derived terms

• ikatshana

References

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