Contionary:oskon

Siwa

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-Alopian *oskwan, from Proto-Algonquian *weθkahtekwi (his forehead; his snout, muzzle).[1] Cognate to Ojibwe oshkinzh (snout)[2] and Cree ᐅᐢᑳᐦᑎᐠ (oskaahtik, his forehead)

Noun

oskon inan (marked oskonta)

  1. male moose

Inflection

oskon — inanimate noun, n-declension
Unmarked
agentive/dative
Marked
patientive/genitive
Locative
inessive illative elative adessive allative ablative
oskon oskonta oskõria oskõrita oskõrika oskõrima oskõribma oskõriska

References

  1. ^ Siebert, Frank T. (October 1941). "Certain Proto-Algonquian Consonant Clusters". Language. Linguistic Society of America. 17 (4): 298. doi:10.2307/409280. JSTOR 409280.
  2. ^ Goddard, Ives (January 1973). "Proto-Algonquian *nl and *nθ". International Journal of American Linguistics. The University of Chicago Press. 39 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1086/465232. JSTOR 1264653.