mattauntum

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Narragansett[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Massachusett mahtântam, mohtantam (“he is old, decrepit”),[1] literally "failing-minded" or "poorly-minded",[2] from maht- (“passing on”) + -antam (suffix indicating a mental state). Also compare Massachusett mahtsheau (“it fails, perishes, fades”).

Adjective[edit]

mattaûntum

  1. very old and decrepit

References[edit]

  1. ^ James Hammond Trumbull (1903) “mahtântam”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 47
  2. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎[1], Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 86

Further reading[edit]

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