iabiso̠waꞌ

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• iyyaabiso̠waꞌ, iyyaabiyasa̱waꞌ, iyyiibisamaꞌ, iyyibiiso̠waꞌ
• ibiisawaꞌ, biisa̱waꞌ, iibiisawaꞌ

Etymology

From iyyiꞌ (“feet”) +‎ aa- (“locative applicative verb prefix”) +‎ abiha +‎ sa̱wa (“to be small”) +‎ -ꞌ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.a.bi.sõː.waʔ/

Noun

iabiso̠waꞌ (alienable)

1. sock
2. stocking

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	amiabiso̠waꞌ am-iabiso̠waꞌ	pomiabiso̠waꞌ pom-iabiso̠waꞌ	hapomiabiso̠waꞌ hapom-iabiso̠waꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chimiabiso̠waꞌ chim-iabiso̠waꞌ	hachimiabiso̠waꞌ hachim-iabiso̠waꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	imiabiso̠waꞌ im-iabiso̠waꞌ

Derived terms

• iabiso̠waꞌ ishtalakchiꞌ
• iabiso̠waꞌ ishyoꞌkliꞌ
• iabiso̠waꞌ loposhkiꞌ
• ihoo imiabiso̠waꞌ