apissa
Chickasaw
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- apisa (Humes)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]apissa
- (stative, intransitive) to be straight (not curved, crooked or bent)
Inflection
[edit]Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)
| Verbs starting in a- | Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-person (I, we) | asapissa asa-pissa |
apopissa apo-pissa |
apopissa apo-pissa |
| 2nd-person (you, you all) | achipissa achi-pissa |
achipissa achi-pissa | |
| 3rd-person (he, she, it, they) | apissa | (hoo)apissa (hoo-)apissa | |
Derived terms
[edit]Choctaw
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Chickasaw apissa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
[edit]apissa
- To be straight (not curved or bent).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “apissa”, in The Choctaw Dictionary, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]apissa