ilbak-oshi'
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
- ilbakoshi, ilbakoshi'
- ilbukoshi (Humes)
Etymology
From ilbak (“hand”) + -oshi' (diminutive-forming suffix).
Noun
ilbak-oshi' (inalienable)
- finger
- (sometimes more specifically) little finger
Inflection
Class II Noun Possession (Inalienable)
Nouns starting in i- (Initial « i » deletion) | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st-person ("my, our") | salbak-oshi' sa-lbak-oshi' | polbak-oshi' po-lbak-oshi' | hapolbak-oshi' hapo-lbak-oshi' |
2nd-person ("thy, your") | chilbak-oshi' chi-lbak-oshi' | hachilbak-oshi' hachi-lbak-oshi' | |
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | ilbak-oshi' |