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Part of speech

noun animate & inanimate

Definition

third (in sequence); third one, third instance or occurrence; (baseball, inanimate) third base

Noun Forms

Plural:
nuhuweweyak, nuwweweyak; nuhuweweyal, nuwweweyal
Locative:
nuhuweweyak, etc.

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ki! On apc nuhuwewey. Etoli nuhuwewey wiwonohok, cel ehta eluwe monihtehson yut peskuwat 'somuwihkuk wot wiwilomeq. So! Yet a third time. As it swam around for the third time, the gun was practically knocked off the horns of the wiwilomeq. (MT)
Nekom-ote nuhuwewey nemihqosit pilikotok. She was the third one born in the new year.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly