shis

English

Etymology

Blend of she +‎ his.

Determiner

shis

  1. (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)

  1. maternal uncle
    Coordinate term: uxtët (paternal uncle)

Inflection

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “shis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project