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Part of speech

verb ti 27

Definition

s/he sprinkles it (liquid; usually, holy water); s/he sprinkles water on it (especially, casket etc. in church)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-olpekehtu-
Preverb:
-opekehtu-, -pekehtu- (with other initials)
Changed Verb Stem:
elpekehtu-

Notes

(also, 't-olopekehtun; compare 't-olpekonahmon)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
'Tolpekehtun imiyewp puskonikonok. He sprinkles holy water on the casket.
Tolpekehtun puskonikon ewehket imiyewp. He sprinkles the casket with holy water.
Pahtoliyas 'tolpekehtun imiyewp keti-macemiyamok. The priest sprinkles holy water when church is going to start.

Audio Recordings

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word Dolly
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