massasauga

English

WOTD – 16 July 2017

Etymology

A massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) in Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: (“inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River”). Doublet of Mississauga.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/, /-ˈsɑ-/
• Hyphenation: mas‧sa‧sau‧ga

Noun

massasauga (plural massasaugas)

1. The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.
   • 1887 March, “The Massasauga and Its Habits”, in The American Naturalist, volume XXI, number 3, Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 212:

     I hope in this paper to contribute something to the knowledge of the Prairie Rattlesnake, or Massasauga (Caudisona tergemina).

   • 1895, Leonhard [Hess] Stejneger, “The Massasauga. Sistrurus catenatus, (Rafinesque).”, in The Poisonous Snakes of North America. [...] From the Report of the U.S. National Museum for 1893, pages 337–487. With plates 1–19, and figures 1–70, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 414:

     The Massasauga is emphatically a species of the prairies and their swamps and marshes.

   • 2010, John E. Werler, James R[ay] Dixon, “Western Massasauga”, in Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History, Austin, Tx.: University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 407, column 1:

     According to the zoologist, the massasaugas were found abroad from mid-April to late October, chiefly during the daylight hours and for an average 197 days annually during the study period.

Synonyms

• Caudisona black rattlesnake (dated)

Translations

Sistrurus catenatus

• Finnish: suokalkkarokäärme, massasauga
• French: massasauga (fr) m
• German: Massasauga f
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• massasauga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From English massasauga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsːɑsoːɡɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝ˌs̠o̞ːɡɑ̝]

Noun

massasauga

1. Synonym of suokalkkarokäärme (“massasauga”).

Declension

Inflection of massasauga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		massasauga	massasaugat
genitive		massasaugan	massasaugien
partitive		massasaugaa	massasaugia
illative		massasaugaan	massasaugiin
		singular	plural
nominative		massasauga	massasaugat
accusative	nom.	massasauga	massasaugat
	gen.	massasaugan
genitive		massasaugan	massasaugien massasaugainrare
partitive		massasaugaa	massasaugia
inessive		massasaugassa	massasaugissa
elative		massasaugasta	massasaugista
illative		massasaugaan	massasaugiin
adessive		massasaugalla	massasaugilla
ablative		massasaugalta	massasaugilta
allative		massasaugalle	massasaugille
essive		massasaugana	massasaugina
translative		massasaugaksi	massasaugiksi
abessive		massasaugatta	massasaugitta
instructive		—	massasaugin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of massasauga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative massasaugani massasaugani accusative nom. massasaugani massasaugani gen. massasaugani genitive massasaugani massasaugieni massasaugainirare partitive massasaugaani massasaugiani inessive massasaugassani massasaugissani elative massasaugastani massasaugistani illative massasaugaani massasaugiini adessive massasaugallani massasaugillani ablative massasaugaltani massasaugiltani allative massasaugalleni massasaugilleni essive massasauganani massasauginani translative massasaugakseni massasaugikseni abessive massasaugattani massasaugittani instructive — — comitative — massasaugineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative massasaugasi massasaugasi accusative nom. massasaugasi massasaugasi gen. massasaugasi genitive massasaugasi massasaugiesi massasaugaisirare partitive massasaugaasi massasaugiasi inessive massasaugassasi massasaugissasi elative massasaugastasi massasaugistasi illative massasaugaasi massasaugiisi adessive massasaugallasi massasaugillasi ablative massasaugaltasi massasaugiltasi allative massasaugallesi massasaugillesi essive massasauganasi massasauginasi translative massasaugaksesi massasaugiksesi abessive massasaugattasi massasaugittasi instructive — — comitative — massasauginesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative massasaugamme massasaugamme accusative nom. massasaugamme massasaugamme gen. massasaugamme genitive massasaugamme massasaugiemme massasaugaimmerare partitive massasaugaamme massasaugiamme inessive massasaugassamme massasaugissamme elative massasaugastamme massasaugistamme illative massasaugaamme massasaugiimme adessive massasaugallamme massasaugillamme ablative massasaugaltamme massasaugiltamme allative massasaugallemme massasaugillemme essive massasauganamme massasauginamme translative massasaugaksemme massasaugiksemme abessive massasaugattamme massasaugittamme instructive — — comitative — massasauginemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative massasauganne massasauganne accusative nom. massasauganne massasauganne gen. massasauganne genitive massasauganne massasaugienne massasaugainnerare partitive massasaugaanne massasaugianne inessive massasaugassanne massasaugissanne elative massasaugastanne massasaugistanne illative massasaugaanne massasaugiinne adessive massasaugallanne massasaugillanne ablative massasaugaltanne massasaugiltanne allative massasaugallenne massasaugillenne essive massasaugananne massasauginanne translative massasaugaksenne massasaugiksenne abessive massasaugattanne massasaugittanne instructive — — comitative — massasauginenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative massasaugansa massasaugansa accusative nom. massasaugansa massasaugansa gen. massasaugansa genitive massasaugansa massasaugiensa massasaugainsarare partitive massasaugaansa massasaugiaan massasaugiansa inessive massasaugassaan massasaugassansa massasaugissaan massasaugissansa elative massasaugastaan massasaugastansa massasaugistaan massasaugistansa illative massasaugaansa massasaugiinsa adessive massasaugallaan massasaugallansa massasaugillaan massasaugillansa ablative massasaugaltaan massasaugaltansa massasaugiltaan massasaugiltansa allative massasaugalleen massasaugallensa massasaugilleen massasaugillensa essive massasauganaan massasauganansa massasauginaan massasauginansa translative massasaugakseen massasaugaksensa massasaugikseen massasaugiksensa abessive massasaugattaan massasaugattansa massasaugittaan massasaugittansa instructive — — comitative — massasaugineen massasauginensa