òtaès
Unami
Alternative forms
- woatawes, otaes
- in compounds /-wataès/, /-atae/ (final): flower
Etymology
- /òtaèwi/ (verb stem): bloom
- /-s/ (suffix): nominalizing suffix
Noun
òtaès anim (plural òtaèsàk, 3sg possessed wòtaèsëm)
- flower
possessives of òtaès
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | notaèsëm | inclusive kotaèsëmëna; exclusive notaèsëmëna | |
| 2nd person | kotaèsëm | kotaèsëmëwa | |
| 3rd person | wòtaèsëm | wòtaèsëmëwoo | |
See also
- òtaèyu
- òtaès'he
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “òtaès”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project