matsheshu

Montagnais

Etymology

Cognate with Plains Cree ᒪᐦᑫᓯᐢ, Southern East Cree ᒪᐦᒉᔔ (mahceshoo), Northern East Cree ᒥᐦᒑᔑᐤ (mihcaashiw), Atikamekw mikeciw. Possibly cognate with Blackfoot máóhkataatoyi (“red fox”).

Pronunciation
  • (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /maːtʃeːʃu/
  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /maːtʃeːhu/
  • (Western Dialect) IPA(key): /mətʃeːʃu/

Noun

matsheshu anim (diminutive matsheshiss)

  1. fox, Vulpes vulpes
  • uishauatsheshu (“a fox in the red color-phase”)
  • kashteuatsheshu (“a fox in the black color-phase”)
  • napeiatsheshu (“a male fox”)
  • nusheiatsheshu (“mother fox”)
  • ishkueiatsheshu (“a female fox”)
  • uishakuatsheshu (“a male fox in rut”)
  • matsheshiuian (“a fox pelt”)
  • uapatsheshu (“arctic fox”)

References

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.

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