lacqessut

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

Cognate with Penobscot alaskʷáhəsoti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlat͡ʃ.kʷes.sùt/, [ˈlat͡ʃ˧˦.kʷe̞s.sud˨]
  • (Before a pause) IPA^(key): [-sud˨˦]

Noun

lacqessut inan

1. oar

Declension

Declension of lacqessut [inanimate, -iyil (i) plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked	lacqessut	lacqessutiyil
possessed	'tolacqessutim	'tolacqessutimol
locative	lacqessutik	lacqessutihkuk
diminutive	lacqessutossis	lacqessutossisol

References

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