iso

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iso"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Isoko.

Symbol

iso

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Isoko.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Isoko terms

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsoʊ/

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (US):

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• Homophone: ISO

Noun

iso (countable and uncountable, plural isos)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of isolation.
   1. Quarantine measures in order to mitigate the spread of communicable diseases, such as Covid-19.
   2. (American football, basketball) An isolation play in basketball or American football.
      • 2007 January 5, Pete Thamel, quoting Greg Mattison, “Scoreboard Shows This Isn't the Same Old Ohio State”, in New York Times‎^[3]:

        “I can remember lining up against them and saying, ‘This is the 15th iso that you’re going to get.’ ”

2. (category theory) Clipping of isomorphism.

Derived terms

• self-iso

Etymology 2

Preposition

iso

2. (in personal ads) Initialism of in search of.

   Alternative form: ISO

Anagrams

• I/Os, ios, OSI, SIO, soi, OIs, OIS, SOI, iOS, IOs, Ios

Äiwoo

Noun

iso (third person minimal isä) (inalienable)

1. mother (female parent)

   Coordinate term: tumo (father)

   Minäwoutekä go isomu.

   You shall go back to your mother.

   Isä imotowâ mo pelivanou.

   His/her mother stayed with my children.

2. maternal aunt (mother's sister)

   Coordinate terms: tumo (paternal uncle), sisi (paternal aunt of a woman), siwou (paternal aunt of a man)

   Iso iepaviilâ sii kâ.

   My aunt cooked the fish.

   Isä ipukä ngâ nuwopa.

   His/her aunt went to the house.

Usage notes

In accordance with a bifurcate merging kinship system, isä is a classificatory kinship term that extends to a maternal aunt (mother’s sister). This mirrors the treatment of the father’s brothers, who are classified as tumo (“father”).

Unlike Äiwoo sibling terms, isä does not depend on the gender of the possessor. Both men and women use this exact same root to refer to their mother and maternal aunts.

Derived terms

• isäpelivano (“wife”, literally “mother of children”)

References

• Næss, Åshild (2017), “iso”, in A short dictionary of Äiwoo (Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia; A-PL 35)‎^[4], Canberra, ACT: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, page 47
• Ross, Malcolm; Næss, Åshild (December 2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎^[5], volume 46, number 2, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, →DOI, pages 456–98

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: iso     Ordinal: koiso

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa.

Numeral

iso

1. one

References

• The Brunei Museum Journal (1983), volume 5, issue 3, page 116

Finnish

Etymology

From isä (“father”) +‎ -o, through an earlier form isoi (attested in Agricola). SSA considers this word 'primarily western (Finnish)', although SMS remarks it is common in all dialect regions except Central and South Karelia. First attested as jso in c. 1401. The original senses probably were “father” as a noun, thence “big, grown-up, adult” as an adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiso/, [ˈis̠o̞]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification^(key): i‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): iso

Adjective

iso (comparative isompi, superlative isoin)

1. big, large, great (of a great size)

   Synonyms: suuri; see also Thesaurus:iso

   Antonym: pieni

   isoympyrä ― great circle

2. big, grown-up

   Synonyms: varttunut, aikuinen, vanha

   Antonyms: pieni, nuori

   olet jo iso poika ― you're a big boy already

3. great (powerful; important; influential)

   Synonyms: suuri, mahtava

   Iso-Britannia ― Great Britain

4. (as a modifier in compounds) grand (standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage)

   isoisä ― grandfather

   isoäiti ― grandmother

5. (typography) capital, uppercase, majuscule

   Antonym: pieni

   iso kirjain ― capital letter

Declension

Inflection of iso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		iso	isot
genitive		ison	isojen
partitive		isoa	isoja
illative		isoon	isoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		iso	isot
accusative	nom.	iso	isot
	gen.	ison
genitive		ison	isojen
partitive		isoa	isoja
inessive		isossa	isoissa
elative		isosta	isoista
illative		isoon	isoihin
adessive		isolla	isoilla
ablative		isolta	isoilta
allative		isolle	isoille
essive		isona	isoina
translative		isoksi	isoiksi
abessive		isotta	isoitta
instructive		—	isoin
comitative		—	isoine

Possessive forms of iso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative isoni isoni accusative nom. isoni isoni gen. isoni genitive isoni isojeni partitive isoani isojani inessive isossani isoissani elative isostani isoistani illative isooni isoihini adessive isollani isoillani ablative isoltani isoiltani allative isolleni isoilleni essive isonani isoinani translative isokseni isoikseni abessive isottani isoittani instructive — — comitative — isoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative isosi isosi accusative nom. isosi isosi gen. isosi genitive isosi isojesi partitive isoasi isojasi inessive isossasi isoissasi elative isostasi isoistasi illative isoosi isoihisi adessive isollasi isoillasi ablative isoltasi isoiltasi allative isollesi isoillesi essive isonasi isoinasi translative isoksesi isoiksesi abessive isottasi isoittasi instructive — — comitative — isoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative isomme isomme accusative nom. isomme isomme gen. isomme genitive isomme isojemme partitive isoamme isojamme inessive isossamme isoissamme elative isostamme isoistamme illative isoomme isoihimme adessive isollamme isoillamme ablative isoltamme isoiltamme allative isollemme isoillemme essive isonamme isoinamme translative isoksemme isoiksemme abessive isottamme isoittamme instructive — — comitative — isoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative isonne isonne accusative nom. isonne isonne gen. isonne genitive isonne isojenne partitive isoanne isojanne inessive isossanne isoissanne elative isostanne isoistanne illative isoonne isoihinne adessive isollanne isoillanne ablative isoltanne isoiltanne allative isollenne isoillenne essive isonanne isoinanne translative isoksenne isoiksenne abessive isottanne isoittanne instructive — — comitative — isoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative isonsa isonsa accusative nom. isonsa isonsa gen. isonsa genitive isonsa isojensa partitive isoaan isoansa isojaan isojansa inessive isossaan isossansa isoissaan isoissansa elative isostaan isostansa isoistaan isoistansa illative isoonsa isoihinsa adessive isollaan isollansa isoillaan isoillansa ablative isoltaan isoltansa isoiltaan isoiltansa allative isolleen isollensa isoilleen isoillensa essive isonaan isonansa isoinaan isoinansa translative isokseen isoksensa isoikseen isoiksensa abessive isottaan isottansa isoittaan isoittansa instructive — — comitative — isoineen isoinensa

Noun

iso

1. (archaic, poetic) synonym of isä (“father”)
2. (nautical slang) main; ellipsis of isopurje (“mainsail”)

Declension

Inflection of iso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		iso	isot
genitive		ison	isojen
partitive		isoa	isoja
illative		isoon	isoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		iso	isot
accusative	nom.	iso	isot
	gen.	ison
genitive		ison	isojen
partitive		isoa	isoja
inessive		isossa	isoissa
elative		isosta	isoista
illative		isoon	isoihin
adessive		isolla	isoilla
ablative		isolta	isoilta
allative		isolle	isoille
essive		isona	isoina
translative		isoksi	isoiksi
abessive		isotta	isoitta
instructive		—	isoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of iso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative isoni isoni accusative nom. isoni isoni gen. isoni genitive isoni isojeni partitive isoani isojani inessive isossani isoissani elative isostani isoistani illative isooni isoihini adessive isollani isoillani ablative isoltani isoiltani allative isolleni isoilleni essive isonani isoinani translative isokseni isoikseni abessive isottani isoittani instructive — — comitative — isoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative isosi isosi accusative nom. isosi isosi gen. isosi genitive isosi isojesi partitive isoasi isojasi inessive isossasi isoissasi elative isostasi isoistasi illative isoosi isoihisi adessive isollasi isoillasi ablative isoltasi isoiltasi allative isollesi isoillesi essive isonasi isoinasi translative isoksesi isoiksesi abessive isottasi isoittasi instructive — — comitative — isoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative isomme isomme accusative nom. isomme isomme gen. isomme genitive isomme isojemme partitive isoamme isojamme inessive isossamme isoissamme elative isostamme isoistamme illative isoomme isoihimme adessive isollamme isoillamme ablative isoltamme isoiltamme allative isollemme isoillemme essive isonamme isoinamme translative isoksemme isoiksemme abessive isottamme isoittamme instructive — — comitative — isoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative isonne isonne accusative nom. isonne isonne gen. isonne genitive isonne isojenne partitive isoanne isojanne inessive isossanne isoissanne elative isostanne isoistanne illative isoonne isoihinne adessive isollanne isoillanne ablative isoltanne isoiltanne allative isollenne isoillenne essive isonanne isoinanne translative isoksenne isoiksenne abessive isottanne isoittanne instructive — — comitative — isoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative isonsa isonsa accusative nom. isonsa isonsa gen. isonsa genitive isonsa isojensa partitive isoaan isoansa isojaan isojansa inessive isossaan isossansa isoissaan isoissansa elative isostaan isostansa isoistaan isoistansa illative isoonsa isoihinsa adessive isollaan isollansa isoillaan isoillansa ablative isoltaan isoltansa isoiltaan isoiltansa allative isolleen isollensa isoilleen isoillensa essive isonaan isonansa isoinaan isoinansa translative isokseen isoksensa isoikseen isoiksensa abessive isottaan isottansa isoittaan isoittansa instructive — — comitative — isoineen isoinensa

Derived terms

• isohko
• isoinen
• Isola
• isomus
• isonen
• isontaa
• isosti
• isota
• isous

compounds

• amerikanisopäästäinen
• beringinisohylje
• euroopanisoherkko
• intianisorotta
• Isoaho
• isoaivot
• isoakseli
• isoalbatrossi
• isoanopinkieli
• isoantilooppi
• isoapollo
• isoartisokka
• isoaukile
• isoauringonkukka
• isobamburotta
• Iso-Britannia
• isodoggilepakko
• isoeno
• isogenetti
• isogrisoni
• isohaarahaukka
• isohampainen
• isohamstraajarotta
• Isohanni
• isohapero
• isoharjasvyötiäinen
• isohaukkakehrääjä
• isohedelmäleikko
• Isoherranen
• isohevosantilooppi
• isohevosenkenkäyökkö
• isohietasinappi
• isohiirenhäntälepakko
• isohiirihännäkkö
• isohiirimaki
• isohilkkahännäkkö
• isohirvenjuuri
• isohirvenjäkälä
• isohuiluvaris
• isohutia
• isohylje
• isohäntälepakko
• isoimujalka
• isoisoisoisä
• isoisoisoäiti
• isoisoisä
• isoisoäiti
• isoisä
• isoitiö
• isojako
• isojalka
• Isojalka
• isojalkakana
• isojalkapusseli
• isojerbo
• Isojoki
• isojuovapäästäinen
• Isojärvi
• isojärvisimpukka
• isojättikenguru
• isokaalikärpänen
• isokaivajavyötiäinen
• isokalastajalepakko
• Isokallio
• isokalliokaniini
• Isokangas
• isokasuaari
• isokasvuinen
• isokauris
• isokeihäsleikko
• isokenkäinen
• isokenttämyyrä
• isokiekkokotilo
• isokielihekko
• isokielilepakko
• isokierto
• isokihu
• isokiipijähiiri
• isokirjopeippi
• isokirvinen
• isokoirankuono
• isokoiro
• isokokoinen
• Isokorpi
• isokorvahutia
• isokorvaopossumi
• isokorvapusseli
• isokorvarotta
• isokorvatanrekki
• isokoskelo
• Isokoski
• isokotipäästäinen
• isokudu
• isokukkainen
• isokulle
• isokultasiipi
• isokultiainen
• isokuonopussimäyrä
• isokuovi
• isokuvioinen
• Isokyrö
• isokäpylintu
• Isokääntä
• isokääpiöhiiri
• isolaktago
• isolantio
• isolehtikuonolepakko
• isolehtinen
• isoleikko
• isolenkko
• isolentäväkoira
• isolepakko
• isolepinkäinen
• isoleukainen
• isoliitäjä
• isolokki
• isoluinen
• isolumme
• isolyhtykoiso
• Isomaa
• isomahainen
• isomaksaruoho
• isomalikka
• isomastiffilepakko
• isomasto
• isomerikokki
• Isometsä
• isomummo
• isomunainen
• isomuura
• isomuurahaiskarhu
• isomünsterinseisoja
• isomyyrävyötiäinen
• Isomäki
• isonauraja
• isonenäinen
• Isoniemi
• isonieriä
• isonokkamuura
• isonokkonen
• isonokkosperhonen
• isonäkinsammal
• Iso-oja
• iso-orava
• Isopahkala
• isopaljasselkälepakko
• isopanda
• isopappa
• isopekari
• isopetoleikko
• isopeura
• isopiikkimakrilli
• isopiikkohirvi
• isopistooli
• isopitkäkuonovyötiäinen
• isoposliinikukka
• Isopoussu
• isoprammi
• isopuksipuu
• isopunasotka
• isopurje
• isopurjepleko
• isopurppuramedestäjä
• isopusseli
• isopussikaniini
• isopussipoimulepakko
• isoputkikuono
• isoputkikuonolepakko
• isoputkikuonoyökkö
• isopuuhiiri
• isopyrstömuura
• isopäästäinen
• isoraaka
• isorakeinen
• isorasvahäntähyppyrotta
• isoreikäinen
• isorikas
• isorintainen
• isorokko
• isorotta
• isorottasiili
• isorumpu
• isorutto
• isoruutuinen
• isorysä
• isoräpelö
• isorölli
• Isosaari
• Isosalo
• isosamettikukka
• isoseepra
• isosetä
• isosiilikala
• isosiipinen
• isosilkkikukka
• isosilmäinen
• isosilmätonnikala
• isosimppu
• isosirri
• isosisar
• isosisko
• isosivetti
• Isosomppi
• isosudenporkkana
• isosuinen
• isosuu
• isosveitsinpaimenkoira
• Iso-Syrtti
• isotaivot
• Isotalo
• Isotalus
• isotanko
• isotanrekki
• isotaskurotta
• isotikka
• isotinami
• isotrappi
• isotsintsilla
• Isotupa
• isotuulenkala
• isotäpläsivetti
• isotäpläsivettikissa
• isotäti
• isotöinen
• isoukki
• isovaari
• isovahakoisa
• isovalevampyyri
• isovampyyri
• isovanhemmat
• isovanhempi
• isovarpuinen
• isovarvas
• isovasara
• isovatsainen
• isoveli
• isovene
• isovenäläinen
• isovenäläisyys
• isoverenimijä
• isovesipääsky
• isoviha
• isoviiksilepakko
• isoviiksisiippa
• isoviiruhankko
• isoviisari
• isoviisas
• isoviistäjä
• Isoviita
• isovoirousku
• isovyötiäinen
• isovyötiäismyyrä
• isoympyrä
• isoyrtti
• isoäiti
• isoääninen
• kiinanisosiippa
• mustaisoliituri
• myrskyiso

Further reading

• “iso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ois, soi

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese isso, from Latin ipsum, neuter of ipse. Compare Portuguese isso, Spanish eso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈisʊ]

Pronoun

iso

1. (demonstrative) that (neuter singular of ese)

Related terms

• aquilo
• isto

See also

• Appendix:Galician pronouns

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “isso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “iso”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “iso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “iso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “iso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese iso (ꦲꦶꦱꦺꦴ, “animal intestine”). Cognate of Tagalog isaw (“intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪso]
• Hyphenation: iso

Noun

iso (plural iso-iso)

1. (cooking) animal intestine, beef by default

   Hypernyms: dalaman, jeroan

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *iso. Cognates include Estonian isu and Veps izo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈiso/, [ˈis̠o̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈiso/, [ˈiʒ̥o̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: i‧so

Noun

iso

1. desire

Declension

Declension of iso (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	iso	isot
genitive	ison	issoin, isoloin
partitive	issoa	isoja, isoloja
illative	issoo	issoi, isoloihe
inessive	isos	isois, isolois
elative	isost	isoist, isoloist
allative	isolle	isoille, isoloille
adessive	isol	isoil, isoloil
ablative	isolt	isoilt, isoloilt
translative	isoks	isoiks, isoloiks
essive	isonna, issoon	isoinna, isoloinna, issoin, isoloin
exessive1)	isont	isoint, isoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• halu, himo, ohvotta

Etymology 2

From isä (“father”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈiso/, [ˈis̠o̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈisoi̯/, [ˈiʒ̥o̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -iso, -isoi̯
• Hyphenation: i‧so

Noun

iso

1. (folk poetic) synonym of isä

Declension

Declension of iso (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	iso	isot
genitive	ison	issoin, isoloin
partitive	issoa	isoja, isoloja
illative	issoo	issoi, isoloihe
inessive	isos	isois, isolois
elative	isost	isoist, isoloist
allative	isolle	isoille, isoloille
adessive	isol	isoil, isoloil
ablative	isolt	isoilt, isoloilt
translative	isoks	isoiks, isoloiks
essive	isonna, issoon	isoinna, isoloinna, issoin, isoloin
exessive1)	isont	isoint, isoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 96

Japanese

Romanization

iso

1. Rōmaji transcription of いそ

Javanese

Romanization

iso

1. romanization of ꦲꦶꦱꦺꦴ
2. nonstandard spelling of bisa, romanization of ꦧꦶꦱ

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa, “can, able”).

Verb

iso

1. can, able

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔiso/ [ˈʔiː.so]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: i‧so

Noun

iso (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜓ)

1. mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

   Synonym: also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈsoʔ/ [ʔɪˈsoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: i‧so

Noun

iso (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜓ)

1. checking of the strength of a knot or tie (by shaking with one's hand)

Derived terms

• isuin
• pag-iso

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish eso.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈso/ [ʔɪˈso]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: i‧so

Noun

isó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜓ)

1. evasiveness; simulating (used in paiso-iso)

Umbundu

Noun

iso (i-ova class, plural ovaso)

1. (anatomy) eye

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iso.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈiso/, [ˈiso]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈiso/, [ˈiso]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Hyphenation: i‧so

Noun

iso

1. desire, want, need

Inflection

Declension of iso (type II/võrkko, s-z gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	iso	izod
genitive	izo	isojõ
partitive	issoa	isoit
illative	isso, isosõ	isoisõ
inessive	izoz	isoiz
elative	izoss	isoiss
allative	izollõ	isoillõ
adessive	izoll	isoill
ablative	izolt	isoilt
translative	izossi	isoissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “iso”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[7], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yosondúa Mixtec

Noun

iso

1. rabbit

Derived terms

• iso burru

References

• Farris, Kathryn (compiler) (2002), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca‎^[8], 2nd ed. edition, SIL, published 2005

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːsó/

Noun

îsó class 5 (plural ámêhlo class 6)

1. eye

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative esweni)

	singular		plural
full form	iso		amehlo
simple form	liso		mehlo
locative	esweni		emehlweni
copulative	yiso		ngamehlo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	weso	oweso	wamehlo	owamehlo
class 2	beso	abeso	bamehlo	abamehlo
class 3	weso	oweso	wamehlo	owamehlo
class 4	yeso	eyeso	yamehlo	eyamehlo
class 5	leso	eleso	lamehlo	elamehlo
class 6	eso	aweso	amehlo	awamehlo
class 7	seso	eseso	samehlo	esamehlo
class 8	zeso	ezeso	zamehlo	ezamehlo
class 9	yeso	eyeso	yamehlo	eyamehlo
class 10	zeso	ezeso	zamehlo	ezamehlo
class 11	lweso	olweso	lwamehlo	olwamehlo
class 14	beso	obeso	bamehlo	obamehlo
class 15	kweso	okweso	kwamehlo	okwamehlo
class 17	kweso	okweso	kwamehlo	okwamehlo

Related terms

• ubuso

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-iso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-iso (2.3-5.4)”