linkte

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

linkte

1. inflection of linken:
   1. first/third-person singular preterite
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II

Unami

Etymology

From

• /link/: to melt
• /te/: makes word an inanimate verb
• /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Cognate with Munsee lúngteew (“it melts”), Ojibwe ningide (“it melts”).

Verb

linkte inan (plural linkteyo, 3sg conjunct linktèk) (vii)

1. (inanimate, intransitive) it melts, it thaws

Related terms

• linksasu (vii)
• linksu (vai)
• wëlinksëmën (vti)

References

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