wasick

Narragansett

Etymology

Likely the third-person possessed form of *-sick or *-asick (“husband”), i.e. "her husband".^[1] Compare Massachusett wasukeh (“her husband”), nasuk (“my husband”), kasuk (“thy husband”).^[2]

Noun

wásick anim

husband

Declension

Declension of wasick (animate, 1 form attested)

	singular	plural	locative
unpossessed	*-asick	*-asick-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*-asick-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
possessed forms
first-person (my)	*nasick	*nasick-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*nasick-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
second-person (your)	*kasick	*kasick-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*kasick-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)
third-person (his, her)	wásick	*wasick-og (-ock, -uck, -aug)	*wasick-ick (-uck, -eck, -eg, -it, -ut)

References

^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎^[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86
^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “wasukeh”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 182