massasauga
English
WOTD – 16 July 2017
Etymology
A massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) in Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: (“inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River”). Doublet of Mississauga.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/, /-ˈsɑ-/
- Hyphenation: mas‧sa‧sau‧ga
Noun
massasauga (plural massasaugas)
- The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.
- 1887 March, “The Massasauga and Its Habits”, in The American Naturalist, volume XXI, number 3, Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, ISSN 0003-0147, OCLC 1480477, page 212:
- I hope in this paper to contribute something to the knowledge of the Prairie Rattlesnake, or Massasauga (Caudisona tergemina).
- 1895, Leonhard [Hess] Stejneger, “The Massasauga. Sistrurus catenatus, (Rafinesque).”, in The Poisonous Snakes of North America. [...] From the Report of the U.S. National Museum for 1893, pages 337–487. With plates 1–19, and figures 1–70, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 3419731, page 414:
- The Massasauga is emphatically a species of the prairies and their swamps and marshes.
- 2010, John E. Werler; James R[ay] Dixon, “Western Massasauga”, in Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History, Austin, Tx.: University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 407, column 1:
- According to the zoologist, the massasaugas were found abroad from mid-April to late October, chiefly during the daylight hours and for an average 197 days annually during the study period.
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Synonyms
- Caudisona black rattlesnake (dated)
Translations
Sistrurus catenatus
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Further reading
massasauga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
From English massasauga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑsːɑsoːɡɑ/, [ˈmɑs̠ːɑˌs̠o̞ːɡɑ]
Noun
massasauga
- Synonym of suokalkkarokäärme (“massasauga”).
Declension
| Inflection of massasauga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | massasauga | massasaugat | |
| genitive | massasaugan | massasaugien | |
| partitive | massasaugaa | massasaugia | |
| illative | massasaugaan | massasaugiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | massasauga | massasaugat | |
| accusative | nom. | massasauga | massasaugat |
| gen. | massasaugan | ||
| genitive | massasaugan | massasaugien massasaugainrare | |
| partitive | massasaugaa | massasaugia | |
| inessive | massasaugassa | massasaugissa | |
| elative | massasaugasta | massasaugista | |
| illative | massasaugaan | massasaugiin | |
| adessive | massasaugalla | massasaugilla | |
| ablative | massasaugalta | massasaugilta | |
| allative | massasaugalle | massasaugille | |
| essive | massasaugana | massasaugina | |
| translative | massasaugaksi | massasaugiksi | |
| instructive | — | massasaugin | |
| abessive | massasaugatta | massasaugitta | |
| comitative | — | massasaugineen | |
| Possessive forms of massasauga (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | massasaugani | massasaugamme |
| 2nd person | massasaugasi | massasauganne |
| 3rd person | massasaugansa | |