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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he swallows (something) whole, gulps (something) down without chewing; s/he wolfs food

Noun Forms

Plural:
psocehtamultuwok

Verb Forms

Prefixed Verb Stem:
-moscehtami-, -poscehtam-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
psocehtami-
Changed Verb Stem:
mescehtami-, pescehtam-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Mescehtamit. One who wolfs food.
Psocehtamu ntemis mitsit. My dog eats his food without chewing it.
Cel siptokahqiskipessit etoli-psocehtamit. His neck stretches each time he gulps his food down.
Ma olomuss nukcokotamiw, psocehtamu not. A dog does not chew his food, he swallows it whole.
Eci-nokatok olsiyan on moscehtamin. He was afraid that others would eat up all the food on him, so he gulped his down (in order to have seconds).

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Stephanie
word Dolly
example Stephanie
example Dolly