mitsi

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *miᐧčiwa (“to eat (something)”). Cognate with Cree ᒦᒋᓯᐤ (miicisiw, “he/she eats”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mitsu (“he/she eats”), Menominee mēcehsow (“he/she eats”), Fox mîchiwa (“he/she eats”), Mahican meetthow (“he/she eats”), Mohegan-Pequot micuw (“he/she eats”), Munsee míitsuw (“he/she eats”).

Verb

mitsi anim (pejorative mitshishi, passive mitsasu, participle mitsit)

  1. (animate, intransitive) to eat

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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