uapatsheshu

Montagnais

Etymology

By surface analysis, uapi- (“white”) +‎ -atsheshu (“fox”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Mamit) IPA^(key): /waːpaːtʃeːhu/

Noun

uapatsheshu anim (diminutive uapatsheshish)

1. arctic fox, Alopex lagopus

Related terms

• matsheshu (“fox”)
• uishauatsheshu (“fox in red phase”)
• kashteuatsheshu (“fox in black phase”)
• napeiatsheshu (“male fox”)
• nusheiatsheshu (“mother fox”)
• ishkueiatsheshu (“female fox”)
• uishakuatsheshu

References

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