shis
English
Etymology
Determiner
shis
- (rare, neologism, gender-neutral) Belonging to them; their.
- 1989 August 25, Robert J. Kudla, “Re: Ethical Dillemas”, in soc.singles[1] (Usenet):
- a,d,c,b. A is first, because s/he would do anything to get to see shis love. D is second, because of shis loyalty to shis friend. C is third, because though sex as currency in lieu of anything else is amoral, coercing someone to do something against shis will is kinda icky. B, of course, is last, because s/he is a total ingrate for shis love making such a sacrifice just to see herm. S/he deserved much more than to be beat up.
- 1993 July 9, Glenda Stocks, “Cetaceans Part [D]”, in talk.religion.newage[2] (Usenet):
- Say that Cetaceans are ocean "people." When one is killed, it is MURDER. Imagine carving up your next door neighbor in order to use part of shis body to make perfume last longer. Many whale products are used as scent extenders.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:shis.
Anagrams
Unami
Etymology
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Noun
shis anim (plural shisàk, vocative shësa)
- maternal uncle
- Coordinate term: uxtët (“paternal uncle”)
Inflection
possessive singular conjugation of shis
| shis | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nshis |
| 2nd person singular | [Term?] |
| 3rd person singular | wshisa |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | [Term?] |
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “shis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project