sukëlan

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sukëlan. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sukëlan, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sukëlan in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sukëlan you have here. The definition of the word sukëlan will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsukëlan, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Unami

Etymology

  • /suk-/ (verb initial): to pour, to spill
  • /ëla/ (verb final): rain
  • /-n/ (suffix): nominalizer

From Proto-Algonquian *so·kaθa·nwi (it is pouring rain).

Verb

sukëlan (conjunct sukëlànke, future sukëlànch or xu sukëlan, negative sukëlanuu) (inanimate intransitive)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it rains, it is raining

References

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