mistâpos

Plains Cree

Etymology

From misti- +‎ wâpos (“rabbit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪs.tɑːˌpʊs]
  • Hyphenation: mis‧tâ‧pos

Noun

mistâpos anim (plural mistâposwak, Syllabics ᒥᐢᑖᐳᐢ)

  1. augmentative of wâpos: jackrabbit

Inflection

Possessive inflection of mistâpos (stem: -mistâposw-)
singular plural
Indefinite mistâpos mistâposwak
Singular First person nimistâposom nimistâposomak
Second person kimistâposom kimistâposomak
Third person omistâposoma omistâposoma
Obviative omistâposomiyiwa omistâposomiyiwa
Plural First person (excl.) nimistâposominân nimistâposominânak
First person (incl.) kimistâposominaw kimistâposominawak
Second person kimistâposomiwâw kimistâposomiwâwak
Third person omistâposomiwâwa omistâposomiwâwa
Obviative omistâposomiyiwa omistâposomiyiwa

References

  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 314
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