astis

See also: -astis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔtehsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌsˈtɪs]
• Hyphenation: as‧tis

Noun

astis anim (plural astisak, locative astisihk, diminutive ascisis, Syllabics ᐊᐢᑎᐢ)

1. mitten, glove

Declension

Possessive inflection of astis (stem: -astis-)

			singular	plural
Indefinite			astis	astisak
Singular	First person		nitastis	nitastisak
	Second person		kitastis	kitastisak
	Third person		otastisa	otastisa
	Obviative		otastisiyiwa	otastisiyiwa
Plural	First person	excl.	nitastisinân	nitastisinânak
		incl.	kitastisinaw	kitastisinawak
	Second person		kitastisiwâw	kitastisiwâwak
	Third person		otastisiwâwa	otastisiwâwa
	Obviative		otastisiyiwa	otastisiyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 307
• “astis”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary‎, Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019