outdusis
Penobscot edit
Etymology edit
The root outdu ("trail," "pathway") + the diminutive suffix -sis. Compare the (Western) Abenaki ôwdesis.
Noun edit
outdusis
- (little) pathway, (little) path
- (figuratively) (an individual's) nature, personal integrity (how that person behaves when no one else is around or when otherwise free from accountability)
Usage notes edit
Also written audesis.
References edit
- Frank G. Speck, Newell Lion (1918 August) “Penobscot Transformer Tales”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Penobscot), volume 1, number 3
- Penobscot Nation
- A Penobscot native named "outdusis"