dla

See also: DLA and -dlą́

Ladin

Etymology

de (“of, from”) +‎ la (“the [feminine singular]”)

Contraction

dla

  1. of the, from the (+ a feminine noun in singular)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dla/

Preposition

dla (with genitive) (often postpositive)

  1. because of
  • dla in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • dla in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Verb

-dlá

  1. to eat

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dla/
  • audio(file)

Preposition

dla + genitive

  1. for
  • dla in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Verb

-dlá

  1. to eat

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Verb

-dlá

  1. to eat

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Xhosa

Verb

-dla?

  1. to corrode
  2. to enjoy

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɮa/

Verb

-dlá

  1. (transitive and intransitive) to eat
  2. (transitive and intransitive) to drink
  3. (transitive) to consume (generally)
  4. (transitive) to corrode, to cause to rust
  5. (transitive) to enjoy

Inflection
Tone H
Infinitive ukudla
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukudla ukungadli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yidla -dle
Plural yidlani -dleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyadla, ngidla engidlayo, engidla ngidla angidli engingadli ngingadli
2nd singular uyadla, udla odlayo, odla udla awudli ongadli ungadli
1st plural siyadla, sidla esidlayo, esidla sidla asidli esingadli singadli
2nd plural niyadla, nidla enidlayo, enidla nidla anidli eningadli ningadli
Class 1 uyadla, udla odlayo, odla edla akadli ongadli engadli
Class 2 bayadla, badla abadlayo, abadla bedla abadli abangadli bengadli
Class 3 uyadla, udla odlayo, odla udla awudli ongadli ungadli
Class 4 iyadla, idla edlayo, edla idla ayidli engadli ingadli
Class 5 liyadla, lidla elidlayo, elidla lidla alidli elingadli lingadli
Class 6 ayadla, adla adlayo, adla edla awadli angadli engadli
Class 7 siyadla, sidla esidlayo, esidla sidla asidli esingadli singadli
Class 8 ziyadla, zidla ezidlayo, ezidla zidla azidli ezingadli zingadli
Class 9 iyadla, idla edlayo, edla idla ayidli engadli ingadli
Class 10 ziyadla, zidla ezidlayo, ezidla zidla azidli ezingadli zingadli
Class 11 luyadla, ludla oludlayo, oludla ludla aludli olungadli lungadli
Class 14 buyadla, budla obudlayo, obudla budla abudli obungadli bungadli
Class 15 kuyadla, kudla okudlayo, okudla kudla akudli okungadli kungadli
Class 17 kuyadla, kudla okudlayo, okudla kudla akudli okungadli kungadli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngidlile, ngidlē engidlile, engidlē ngidlile, ngidlē angidlanga engingadlanga ngingadlanga
2nd singular udlile, udlē odlile, odlē udlile, udlē awudlanga ongadlanga ungadlanga
1st plural sidlile, sidlē esidlile, esidlē sidlile, sidlē asidlanga esingadlanga singadlanga
2nd plural nidlile, nidlē enidlile, enidlē nidlile, nidlē anidlanga eningadlanga ningadlanga
Class 1 udlile, udlē odlile, odlē edlile, edlē akadlanga ongadlanga engadlanga
Class 2 badlile, badlē abadlile, abadlē bedlile, bedlē abadlanga abangadlanga bengadlanga
Class 3 udlile, udlē odlile, odlē udlile, udlē awudlanga ongadlanga ungadlanga
Class 4 idlile, idlē edlile, edlē idlile, idlē ayidlanga engadlanga ingadlanga
Class 5 lidlile, lidlē elidlile, elidlē lidlile, lidlē alidlanga elingadlanga lingadlanga
Class 6 adlile, adlē adlile, adlē edlile, edlē awadlanga angadlanga engadlanga
Class 7 sidlile, sidlē esidlile, esidlē sidlile, sidlē asidlanga esingadlanga singadlanga
Class 8 zidlile, zidlē ezidlile, ezidlē zidlile, zidlē azidlanga ezingadlanga zingadlanga
Class 9 idlile, idlē edlile, edlē idlile, idlē ayidlanga engadlanga ingadlanga
Class 10 zidlile, zidlē ezidlile, ezidlē zidlile, zidlē azidlanga ezingadlanga zingadlanga
Class 11 ludlile, ludlē oludlile, oludlē ludlile, ludlē aludlanga olungadlanga lungadlanga
Class 14 budlile, budlē obudlile, obudlē budlile, budlē abudlanga obungadlanga bungadlanga
Class 15 kudlile, kudlē okudlile, okudlē kudlile, kudlē akudlanga okungadlanga kungadlanga
Class 17 kudlile, kudlē okudlile, okudlē kudlile, kudlē akudlanga okungadlanga kungadlanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngādla engādla ngādla angidlanga engingadlanga ngingadlanga
2nd singular wādla owādla wādla awudlanga ongadlanga ungadlanga
1st plural sādla esādla sādla asidlanga esingadlanga singadlanga
2nd plural nādla enādla nādla anidlanga eningadlanga ningadlanga
Class 1 wādla owādla ādla akadlanga ongadlanga engadlanga
Class 2 bādla abādla bādla abadlanga abangadlanga bengadlanga
Class 3 wādla owādla wādla awudlanga ongadlanga ungadlanga
Class 4 yādla eyādla yādla ayidlanga engadlanga ingadlanga
Class 5 lādla elādla lādla alidlanga elingadlanga lingadlanga
Class 6 ādla ādla ādla awadlanga angadlanga engadlanga
Class 7 sādla esādla sādla asidlanga esingadlanga singadlanga
Class 8 zādla ezādla zādla azidlanga ezingadlanga zingadlanga
Class 9 yādla eyādla yādla ayidlanga engadlanga ingadlanga
Class 10 zādla ezādla zādla azidlanga ezingadlanga zingadlanga
Class 11 lwādla olwādla lwādla aludlanga olungadlanga lungadlanga
Class 14 bādla obādla bādla abudlanga obungadlanga bungadlanga
Class 15 kwādla okwādla kwādla akudlanga okungadlanga kungadlanga
Class 17 kwādla okwādla kwādla akudlanga okungadlanga kungadlanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingadla — ngingadla ngingedle — ngingedle
2nd singular ungadla — ungadla ungedle — ungedle
1st plural singadla — singadla singedle — singedle
2nd plural ningadla — ningadla ningedle — ningedle
Class 1 angadla — engadla angedle — engedle
Class 2 bangadla — bengadla bangedle — bengedle
Class 3 ungadla — ungadla ungedle — ungedle
Class 4 ingadla — ingadla ingedle — ingedle
Class 5 lingadla — lingadla lingedle — lingedle
Class 6 angadla — engadla angedle — engedle
Class 7 singadla — singadla singedle — singedle
Class 8 zingadla — zingadla zingedle — zingedle
Class 9 ingadla — ingadla ingedle — ingedle
Class 10 zingadla — zingadla zingedle — zingedle
Class 11 lungadla — lungadla lungedle — lungedle
Class 14 bungadla — bungadla bungedle — bungedle
Class 15 kungadla — kungadla kungedle — kungedle
Class 17 kungadla — kungadla kungedle — kungedle
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokudla engizokudla ngizokudla angizukudla engingezukudla ngingezukudla
2nd singular uzokudla ozokudla uzokudla awuzukudla ongezukudla ungezukudla
1st plural sizokudla esizokudla sizokudla asizukudla esingezukudla singezukudla
2nd plural nizokudla enizokudla nizokudla anizukudla eningezukudla ningezukudla
Class 1 uzokudla ozokudla ezokudla akazukudla ongezukudla engezukudla
Class 2 bazokudla abazokudla bezokudla abazukudla abangezukudla bengezukudla
Class 3 uzokudla ozokudla uzokudla awuzukudla ongezukudla ungezukudla
Class 4 izokudla ezokudla izokudla ayizukudla engezukudla ingezukudla
Class 5 lizokudla elizokudla lizokudla alizukudla elingezukudla lingezukudla
Class 6 azokudla azokudla ezokudla awazukudla angezukudla engezukudla
Class 7 sizokudla esizokudla sizokudla asizukudla esingezukudla singezukudla
Class 8 zizokudla ezizokudla zizokudla azizukudla ezingezukudla zingezukudla
Class 9 izokudla ezokudla izokudla ayizukudla engezukudla ingezukudla
Class 10 zizokudla ezizokudla zizokudla azizukudla ezingezukudla zingezukudla
Class 11 luzokudla oluzokudla luzokudla aluzukudla olungezukudla lungezukudla
Class 14 buzokudla obuzokudla buzokudla abuzukudla obungezukudla bungezukudla
Class 15 kuzokudla okuzokudla kuzokudla akuzukudla okungezukudla kungezukudla
Class 17 kuzokudla okuzokudla kuzokudla akuzukudla okungezukudla kungezukudla
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokudla engiyokudla ngiyokudla angiyukudla engingeyukudla ngingeyukudla
2nd singular uyokudla oyokudla uyokudla awuyukudla ongeyukudla ungeyukudla
1st plural siyokudla esiyokudla siyokudla asiyukudla esingeyukudla singeyukudla
2nd plural niyokudla eniyokudla niyokudla aniyukudla eningeyukudla ningeyukudla
Class 1 uyokudla oyokudla eyokudla akayukudla ongeyukudla engeyukudla
Class 2 bayokudla abayokudla beyokudla abayukudla abangeyukudla bengeyukudla
Class 3 uyokudla oyokudla uyokudla awuyukudla ongeyukudla ungeyukudla
Class 4 iyokudla eyokudla iyokudla ayiyukudla engeyukudla ingeyukudla
Class 5 liyokudla eliyokudla liyokudla aliyukudla elingeyukudla lingeyukudla
Class 6 ayokudla ayokudla eyokudla awayukudla angeyukudla engeyukudla
Class 7 siyokudla esiyokudla siyokudla asiyukudla esingeyukudla singeyukudla
Class 8 ziyokudla eziyokudla ziyokudla aziyukudla ezingeyukudla zingeyukudla
Class 9 iyokudla eyokudla iyokudla ayiyukudla engeyukudla ingeyukudla
Class 10 ziyokudla eziyokudla ziyokudla aziyukudla ezingeyukudla zingeyukudla
Class 11 luyokudla oluyokudla luyokudla aluyukudla olungeyukudla lungeyukudla
Class 14 buyokudla obuyokudla buyokudla abuyukudla obungeyukudla bungeyukudla
Class 15 kuyokudla okuyokudla kuyokudla akuyukudla okungeyukudla kungeyukudla
Class 17 kuyokudla okuyokudla kuyokudla akuyukudla okungeyukudla kungeyukudla
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngidle ngingadli
2nd singular udle ungadli
1st plural sidle singadli
2nd plural nidle ningadli
Class 1 adle angadli
Class 2 badle bangadli
Class 3 udle ungadli
Class 4 idle ingadli
Class 5 lidle lingadli
Class 6 adle angadli
Class 7 sidle singadli
Class 8 zidle zingadli
Class 9 idle ingadli
Class 10 zidle zingadli
Class 11 ludle lungadli
Class 14 budle bungadli
Class 15 kudle kungadli
Class 17 kudle kungadli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngadla ngangadla, angadla, angangadla
2nd singular wadla wangadla, awadla, awangadla
1st plural sadla sangadla, asadla, asangadla
2nd plural nadla nangadla, anadla, anangadla
Class 1 wadla wangadla, akadla, akangadla
Class 2 badla bangadla, abadla, abangadla
Class 3 wadla wangadla, awadla, awangadla
Class 4 yadla yangadla, ayadla, ayangadla
Class 5 ladla langadla, aladla, alangadla
Class 6 adla angadla, awadla, awangadla
Class 7 sadla sangadla, asadla, asangadla
Class 8 zadla zangadla, azadla, azangadla
Class 9 yadla yangadla, ayadla, ayangadla
Class 10 zadla zangadla, azadla, azangadla
Class 11 lwadla lwangadla, alwadla, alwangadla
Class 14 badla bangadla, abadla, abangadla
Class 15 kwadla kwangadla, akwadla, akwangadla
Class 17 kwadla kwangadla, akwadla, akwangadla

Derived terms

References
  • C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “dla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “dla (imper. yidla, 6.3)”
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