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linkte

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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linkte

  1. inflection of linken:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II

Unami

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Etymology

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From

  • /link/: to melt
  • /te/: makes word an inanimate verb
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Cognate with Munsee lúngteew (it melts), Ojibwe ningide (it melts).

Verb

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linkte inan (plural linkteyo, 3sg conjunct linktèk) (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it melts, it thaws
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References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “linkte”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project