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Part of speech

noun inanimate (verb ii participle 17)

Definition

window, window-pane; windshield

Noun Forms

Plural:
possiyanteskil
Possessed:
'possiyanteskum
Locative:
possiyanteskik
Diminutive:
possiyantehsossok, possiyanteskis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Kpahmun possiyantesk mesq macelanunuhk. Close the window before it rains.
On yaq wot kosqehsuhs totoli-posonutehke qihiw-ote possiyanteskik. And the old woman was making baskets by the window.
(verb ii 14) Wik possiyanteskhasu eli-nutiyalokiqehtek, tepot uli-ksiyahsin kisuhs puniw. Her house has a bay window, so the sun provides good light in the winter.
Yut-olu tan wen keti-nutetqihits yut imiyewikuwamsisok; nit etolihteluwat yuhtol possiyanteskik. Whoever would have thought to jump out of the little church; that's where he shot her, at the window. (MT)
Wen 'kisi-wekihtun possiyantehsok. Someone broke the window.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Stephanie
word Dolly
example Dolly
example Alberta