# elusa
## Italian
### Participle

elusa f sg
* feminine singular of eluso

### Anagrams

* esula

## Latin
### Participle

ēlūsa
* inflection of ēlūsus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

ēlūsā
* ablative feminine singular of ēlūsus

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-élusa
* to herd

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Verb

-élusa
* to herd

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-élusa
* (transitive) to circumcise

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

Causative form of -eluka (“to go out to graze, forage”). From Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊkia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), intransitive separative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”).

### Verb

-elusa
* (transitive) to herd

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwelusa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwelusa | ukungelusi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yelusa | -eluse |
| Plural | yelusani | -eluseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyelusa, ngelusa | engelusayo, engelusa | ngelusa | angelusi | engingelusi | ngingelusi |
| 2nd singular | uyelusa, welusa | owelusayo, owelusa | welusa | awelusi | ongelusi | ungelusi |
| 1st plural | siyelusa, selusa | eselusayo, eselusa | selusa | aselusi | esingelusi | singelusi |
| 2nd plural | niyelusa, nelusa | enelusayo, enelusa | nelusa | anelusi | eningelusi | ningelusi |
| Class 1 | uyelusa, welusa | owelusayo, owelusa | elusa | akelusi | ongelusi | engelusi |
| Class 2 | bayelusa, belusa | abelusayo, abelusa | belusa | abelusi | abangelusi | bengelusi |
| Class 3 | uyelusa, welusa | owelusayo, owelusa | welusa | awelusi | ongelusi | ungelusi |
| Class 4 | iyelusa, yelusa | eyelusayo, eyelusa | yelusa | ayelusi | engelusi | ingelusi |
| Class 5 | liyelusa, lelusa | elelusayo, elelusa | lelusa | alelusi | elingelusi | lingelusi |
| Class 6 | ayelusa, elusa | elusayo, elusa | elusa | awelusi | angelusi | engelusi |
| Class 7 | siyelusa, selusa | eselusayo, eselusa | selusa | aselusi | esingelusi | singelusi |
| Class 8 | ziyelusa, zelusa | ezelusayo, ezelusa | zelusa | azelusi | ezingelusi | zingelusi |
| Class 9 | iyelusa, yelusa | eyelusayo, eyelusa | yelusa | ayelusi | engelusi | ingelusi |
| Class 10 | ziyelusa, zelusa | ezelusayo, ezelusa | zelusa | azelusi | ezingelusi | zingelusi |
| Class 11 | luyelusa, lwelusa | olwelusayo, olwelusa | lwelusa | alwelusi | olungelusi | lungelusi |
| Class 14 | buyelusa, belusa | obelusayo, obelusa | belusa | abelusi | obungelusi | bungelusi |
| Class 15 | kuyelusa, kwelusa | okwelusayo, okwelusa | kwelusa | akwelusi | okungelusi | kungelusi |
| Class 17 | kuyelusa, kwelusa | okwelusayo, okwelusa | kwelusa | akwelusi | okungelusi | kungelusi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngelusile, ngelusē | engelusile, engelusē | ngelusile, ngelusē | angelusanga | engingelusanga | ngingelusanga |
| 2nd singular | welusile, welusē | owelusile, owelusē | welusile, welusē | awelusanga | ongelusanga | ungelusanga |
| 1st plural | selusile, selusē | eselusile, eselusē | selusile, selusē | aselusanga | esingelusanga | singelusanga |
| 2nd plural | nelusile, nelusē | enelusile, enelusē | nelusile, nelusē | anelusanga | eningelusanga | ningelusanga |
| Class 1 | welusile, welusē | owelusile, owelusē | elusile, elusē | akelusanga | ongelusanga | engelusanga |
| Class 2 | belusile, belusē | abelusile, abelusē | belusile, belusē | abelusanga | abangelusanga | bengelusanga |
| Class 3 | welusile, welusē | owelusile, owelusē | welusile, welusē | awelusanga | ongelusanga | ungelusanga |
| Class 4 | yelusile, yelusē | eyelusile, eyelusē | yelusile, yelusē | ayelusanga | engelusanga | ingelusanga |
| Class 5 | lelusile, lelusē | elelusile, elelusē | lelusile, lelusē | alelusanga | elingelusanga | lingelusanga |
| Class 6 | elusile, elusē | elusile, elusē | elusile, elusē | awelusanga | angelusanga | engelusanga |
| Class 7 | selusile, selusē | eselusile, eselusē | selusile, selusē | aselusanga | esingelusanga | singelusanga |
| Class 8 | zelusile, zelusē | ezelusile, ezelusē | zelusile, zelusē | azelusanga | ezingelusanga | zingelusanga |
| Class 9 | yelusile, yelusē | eyelusile, eyelusē | yelusile, yelusē | ayelusanga | engelusanga | ingelusanga |
| Class 10 | zelusile, zelusē | ezelusile, ezelusē | zelusile, zelusē | azelusanga | ezingelusanga | zingelusanga |
| Class 11 | lwelusile, lwelusē | olwelusile, olwelusē | lwelusile, lwelusē | alwelusanga | olungelusanga | lungelusanga |
| Class 14 | belusile, belusē | obelusile, obelusē | belusile, belusē | abelusanga | obungelusanga | bungelusanga |
| Class 15 | kwelusile, kwelusē | okwelusile, okwelusē | kwelusile, kwelusē | akwelusanga | okungelusanga | kungelusanga |
| Class 17 | kwelusile, kwelusē | okwelusile, okwelusē | kwelusile, kwelusē | akwelusanga | okungelusanga | kungelusanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngēlusa | engēlusa | ngēlusa | angelusanga | engingelusanga | ngingelusanga |
| 2nd singular | wēlusa | owēlusa | wēlusa | awelusanga | ongelusanga | ungelusanga |
| 1st plural | sēlusa | esēlusa | sēlusa | aselusanga | esingelusanga | singelusanga |
| 2nd plural | nēlusa | enēlusa | nēlusa | anelusanga | eningelusanga | ningelusanga |
| Class 1 | wēlusa | owēlusa | ēlusa | akelusanga | ongelusanga | engelusanga |
| Class 2 | bēlusa | abēlusa | bēlusa | abelusanga | abangelusanga | bengelusanga |
| Class 3 | wēlusa | owēlusa | wēlusa | awelusanga | ongelusanga | ungelusanga |
| Class 4 | yēlusa | eyēlusa | yēlusa | ayelusanga | engelusanga | ingelusanga |
| Class 5 | lēlusa | elēlusa | lēlusa | alelusanga | elingelusanga | lingelusanga |
| Class 6 | ēlusa | ēlusa | ēlusa | awelusanga | angelusanga | engelusanga |
| Class 7 | sēlusa | esēlusa | sēlusa | aselusanga | esingelusanga | singelusanga |
| Class 8 | zēlusa | ezēlusa | zēlusa | azelusanga | ezingelusanga | zingelusanga |
| Class 9 | yēlusa | eyēlusa | yēlusa | ayelusanga | engelusanga | ingelusanga |
| Class 10 | zēlusa | ezēlusa | zēlusa | azelusanga | ezingelusanga | zingelusanga |
| Class 11 | lwēlusa | olwēlusa | lwēlusa | alwelusanga | olungelusanga | lungelusanga |
| Class 14 | bēlusa | obēlusa | bēlusa | abelusanga | obungelusanga | bungelusanga |
| Class 15 | kwēlusa | okwēlusa | kwēlusa | akwelusanga | okungelusanga | kungelusanga |
| Class 17 | kwēlusa | okwēlusa | kwēlusa | akwelusanga | okungelusanga | kungelusanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingelusa | — | ngingelusa | ngingeluse | — | ngingeluse |
| 2nd singular | ungelusa | — | ungelusa | ungeluse | — | ungeluse |
| 1st plural | singelusa | — | singelusa | singeluse | — | singeluse |
| 2nd plural | ningelusa | — | ningelusa | ningeluse | — | ningeluse |
| Class 1 | angelusa | — | engelusa | angeluse | — | engeluse |
| Class 2 | bangelusa | — | bengelusa | bangeluse | — | bengeluse |
| Class 3 | ungelusa | — | ungelusa | ungeluse | — | ungeluse |
| Class 4 | ingelusa | — | ingelusa | ingeluse | — | ingeluse |
| Class 5 | lingelusa | — | lingelusa | lingeluse | — | lingeluse |
| Class 6 | angelusa | — | engelusa | angeluse | — | engeluse |
| Class 7 | singelusa | — | singelusa | singeluse | — | singeluse |
| Class 8 | zingelusa | — | zingelusa | zingeluse | — | zingeluse |
| Class 9 | ingelusa | — | ingelusa | ingeluse | — | ingeluse |
| Class 10 | zingelusa | — | zingelusa | zingeluse | — | zingeluse |
| Class 11 | lungelusa | — | lungelusa | lungeluse | — | lungeluse |
| Class 14 | bungelusa | — | bungelusa | bungeluse | — | bungeluse |
| Class 15 | kungelusa | — | kungelusa | kungeluse | — | kungeluse |
| Class 17 | kungelusa | — | kungelusa | kungeluse | — | kungeluse |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokwelusa | engizokwelusa | ngizokwelusa | angizukwelusa | engingezukwelusa | ngingezukwelusa |
| 2nd singular | uzokwelusa | ozokwelusa | uzokwelusa | awuzukwelusa | ongezukwelusa | ungezukwelusa |
| 1st plural | sizokwelusa | esizokwelusa | sizokwelusa | asizukwelusa | esingezukwelusa | singezukwelusa |
| 2nd plural | nizokwelusa | enizokwelusa | nizokwelusa | anizukwelusa | eningezukwelusa | ningezukwelusa |
| Class 1 | uzokwelusa | ozokwelusa | ezokwelusa | akazukwelusa | ongezukwelusa | engezukwelusa |
| Class 2 | bazokwelusa | abazokwelusa | bezokwelusa | abazukwelusa | abangezukwelusa | bengezukwelusa |
| Class 3 | uzokwelusa | ozokwelusa | uzokwelusa | awuzukwelusa | ongezukwelusa | ungezukwelusa |
| Class 4 | izokwelusa | ezokwelusa | izokwelusa | ayizukwelusa | engezukwelusa | ingezukwelusa |
| Class 5 | lizokwelusa | elizokwelusa | lizokwelusa | alizukwelusa | elingezukwelusa | lingezukwelusa |
| Class 6 | azokwelusa | azokwelusa | ezokwelusa | awazukwelusa | angezukwelusa | engezukwelusa |
| Class 7 | sizokwelusa | esizokwelusa | sizokwelusa | asizukwelusa | esingezukwelusa | singezukwelusa |
| Class 8 | zizokwelusa | ezizokwelusa | zizokwelusa | azizukwelusa | ezingezukwelusa | zingezukwelusa |
| Class 9 | izokwelusa | ezokwelusa | izokwelusa | ayizukwelusa | engezukwelusa | ingezukwelusa |
| Class 10 | zizokwelusa | ezizokwelusa | zizokwelusa | azizukwelusa | ezingezukwelusa | zingezukwelusa |
| Class 11 | luzokwelusa | oluzokwelusa | luzokwelusa | aluzukwelusa | olungezukwelusa | lungezukwelusa |
| Class 14 | buzokwelusa | obuzokwelusa | buzokwelusa | abuzukwelusa | obungezukwelusa | bungezukwelusa |
| Class 15 | kuzokwelusa | okuzokwelusa | kuzokwelusa | akuzukwelusa | okungezukwelusa | kungezukwelusa |
| Class 17 | kuzokwelusa | okuzokwelusa | kuzokwelusa | akuzukwelusa | okungezukwelusa | kungezukwelusa |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokwelusa | engiyokwelusa | ngiyokwelusa | angiyukwelusa | engingeyukwelusa | ngingeyukwelusa |
| 2nd singular | uyokwelusa | oyokwelusa | uyokwelusa | awuyukwelusa | ongeyukwelusa | ungeyukwelusa |
| 1st plural | siyokwelusa | esiyokwelusa | siyokwelusa | asiyukwelusa | esingeyukwelusa | singeyukwelusa |
| 2nd plural | niyokwelusa | eniyokwelusa | niyokwelusa | aniyukwelusa | eningeyukwelusa | ningeyukwelusa |
| Class 1 | uyokwelusa | oyokwelusa | eyokwelusa | akayukwelusa | ongeyukwelusa | engeyukwelusa |
| Class 2 | bayokwelusa | abayokwelusa | beyokwelusa | abayukwelusa | abangeyukwelusa | bengeyukwelusa |
| Class 3 | uyokwelusa | oyokwelusa | uyokwelusa | awuyukwelusa | ongeyukwelusa | ungeyukwelusa |
| Class 4 | iyokwelusa | eyokwelusa | iyokwelusa | ayiyukwelusa | engeyukwelusa | ingeyukwelusa |
| Class 5 | liyokwelusa | eliyokwelusa | liyokwelusa | aliyukwelusa | elingeyukwelusa | lingeyukwelusa |
| Class 6 | ayokwelusa | ayokwelusa | eyokwelusa | awayukwelusa | angeyukwelusa | engeyukwelusa |
| Class 7 | siyokwelusa | esiyokwelusa | siyokwelusa | asiyukwelusa | esingeyukwelusa | singeyukwelusa |
| Class 8 | ziyokwelusa | eziyokwelusa | ziyokwelusa | aziyukwelusa | ezingeyukwelusa | zingeyukwelusa |
| Class 9 | iyokwelusa | eyokwelusa | iyokwelusa | ayiyukwelusa | engeyukwelusa | ingeyukwelusa |
| Class 10 | ziyokwelusa | eziyokwelusa | ziyokwelusa | aziyukwelusa | ezingeyukwelusa | zingeyukwelusa |
| Class 11 | luyokwelusa | oluyokwelusa | luyokwelusa | aluyukwelusa | olungeyukwelusa | lungeyukwelusa |
| Class 14 | buyokwelusa | obuyokwelusa | buyokwelusa | abuyukwelusa | obungeyukwelusa | bungeyukwelusa |
| Class 15 | kuyokwelusa | okuyokwelusa | kuyokwelusa | akuyukwelusa | okungeyukwelusa | kungeyukwelusa |
| Class 17 | kuyokwelusa | okuyokwelusa | kuyokwelusa | akuyukwelusa | okungeyukwelusa | kungeyukwelusa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngeluse | ngingelusi |
| 2nd singular | weluse | ungelusi |
| 1st plural | seluse | singelusi |
| 2nd plural | neluse | ningelusi |
| Class 1 | eluse | angelusi |
| Class 2 | beluse | bangelusi |
| Class 3 | weluse | ungelusi |
| Class 4 | yeluse | ingelusi |
| Class 5 | leluse | lingelusi |
| Class 6 | eluse | angelusi |
| Class 7 | seluse | singelusi |
| Class 8 | zeluse | zingelusi |
| Class 9 | yeluse | ingelusi |
| Class 10 | zeluse | zingelusi |
| Class 11 | lweluse | lungelusi |
| Class 14 | beluse | bungelusi |
| Class 15 | kweluse | kungelusi |
| Class 17 | kweluse | kungelusi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngelusa | ngangelusa, angelusa, angangelusa |
| 2nd singular | welusa | wangelusa, awelusa, awangelusa |
| 1st plural | selusa | sangelusa, aselusa, asangelusa |
| 2nd plural | nelusa | nangelusa, anelusa, anangelusa |
| Class 1 | welusa | wangelusa, akelusa, akangelusa |
| Class 2 | belusa | bangelusa, abelusa, abangelusa |
| Class 3 | welusa | wangelusa, awelusa, awangelusa |
| Class 4 | yelusa | yangelusa, ayelusa, ayangelusa |
| Class 5 | lelusa | langelusa, alelusa, alangelusa |
| Class 6 | elusa | angelusa, awelusa, awangelusa |
| Class 7 | selusa | sangelusa, aselusa, asangelusa |
| Class 8 | zelusa | zangelusa, azelusa, azangelusa |
| Class 9 | yelusa | yangelusa, ayelusa, ayangelusa |
| Class 10 | zelusa | zangelusa, azelusa, azangelusa |
| Class 11 | lwelusa | lwangelusa, alwelusa, alwangelusa |
| Class 14 | belusa | bangelusa, abelusa, abangelusa |
| Class 15 | kwelusa | kwangelusa, akwelusa, akwangelusa |
| Class 17 | kwelusa | kwangelusa, akwelusa, akwangelusa |

#### Derived terms

* umelusi

#### Related terms

* -eluka

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “elusa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “elusa (3.2.9)”