òpsi

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *wa·pesiwa anim (“to be white”). By surface analysis, òp- (“white”) +‎ -ësi (“to be”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔp.siː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpsiː

Verb

òpsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), inanimate equivalent ope)

  1. To be white (not racially).

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of òpsi
òpsi
1st person singular nòpsi
2nd person singular kòpsi
3rd person singular òpsu
1st person plural inclusive nòpsihëna
1st person plural exclusive kòpsihëna
2nd person plural kòpsihëmo
3rd person plural òpsuwàk

References

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