mitsi
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *miᐧčiwa (“to eat (something)”). Cognate with Cree ᒦᒋᓯᐤ (miicisiw, “he/she eats”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mitsu (“he/she eats”), Menominee mēcehsow (“he/she eats”), Fox mîchiwa (“he/she eats”), Mahican meetthow (“he/she eats”), Mohegan-Pequot micuw (“he/she eats”), Munsee míitsuw (“he/she eats”).
Verb
mitsi anim (pejorative mitshishi, passive mitsasu, participle mitsit) (animate intransitive)
- (animate, intransitive) to eat
Conjugation
Present Indicative conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nëmitsi |
| 2nd person singular | këmitsi |
| 3rd person singular | mitsu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nëmitsihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | këmitsihëna |
| 2nd person plural | këmitsihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | mitsuwàk |
Past Indicative conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nëmitsup/nëmamitsihàmp |
| 2nd person singular | këmitsup |
| 3rd person singular | mitsup |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nëmitsihënàp |
| 1st person plural exclusive | këmitsihënàp |
| 2nd person plural | këmitsihëmup |
| 3rd person plural | mitsupanik |
Present Conjunct conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | mitsia |
| 2nd person singular | mitsiàn |
| 3rd person singular | mitsit |
| 1st person plural inclusive | mitsiànkw |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | mitsièkw |
| 3rd person plural | mitsihtit |
Present Subjunctive conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | mitsiàne |
| 2nd person singular | mitsiàn |
| 3rd person singular | mitsite |
| 1st person plural inclusive | mitsiènkwe |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | mitsièkwe |
| 3rd person plural | mitsihtite |
Past Subjunctive conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | mitsiantpàne |
| 2nd person singular | mitsiàntpàne |
| 3rd person singular | mitsitpàne |
| 1st person plural inclusive | mitsienkwpàne |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | mitsièkwpàne |
| 3rd person plural | mitsihtitpàne |
Future conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nëmitsìch or xu nëmitsi |
| 2nd person singular | këmitsìch or xu këmitsi |
| 3rd person singular | mitsùch or xu mitsu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nëmitsihënàch or xu nëmitsihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | këmitsihënàch or xu këmitsihëna |
| 2nd person plural | këmitsihëmòch or xu këmitsihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | mitsuwàkch or xu mitsuwàk |
Imperative
| mitsi | Imperative |
|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | mitsi |
| 2nd person plural | mitsikw |
| 1st person plural | mitsitàm |
Derived terms
- èhènta mitsink
- michëwakàn
- mehëmichink
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mitsi”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project