kass'aq

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Yup'ik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian каза́к (kazák, “Cossack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkas.saq/,
  • Hyphenation: kass‧ssaq

Noun

kass'aq

  1. white person
  2. (Nushagak River, Lake Iliamna, Egegik) priest

Declension

Declension of kass'aq (stem: kass'a(r)-)
singular dual plural
absolutive kass'aq kass'ak kass'at
relative kass'am kass'ak kass'at
locative kass'ami kass'agni kass'ani
allative kass'amun kass'agnun kass'anun
ablative kass'amek kass'agnek kass'anek
perlative kass'akun kass'agnegun kass'atgun
equative kass'atun kass'agtun kass'acetun

Synonyms

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “kass'aq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN
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