kapsq

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *kaxka·peθk-. Cognate with Mi'kmaq gapsgw and Menominee kahkāpaehkat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapskʷ/, [ˈɡapskʷ˧˦]

Noun

kapsq inan

1. waterfall, falls, rocky river bed

Declension

Declension of kapsq [inanimate, -ul plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	kapsq	kapskul
possessed	'kapskum	'kapskumol
locative	kapskuk	—
diminutive	kapskuhsis	kapskuhsisol

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing