saskatoon

See also: Saskatoon

English

Etymology

From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/
• Hyphenation: sas‧ka‧toon

Noun

saskatoon (plural saskatoons)

1. (Canadian Prairies) A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia).
2. (Canadian Prairies) The edible berry of this shrub.

Synonyms

• (berry): saskatoon berry, juneberry, serviceberry (Ontario)

Derived terms

• Saskatoon
• saskatoon blueberry

Translations

shrub Amelanchier alnifolia

• Finnish: marjatuomipihlaja
• Navajo: dzidzé ditʼódí
• Russian: ирга́ ольхоли́стная f (irgá olʹxolístnaja)
• Ukrainian: грушечка f (hrušečka)

berry

• Chilcotin: dɨg
• Finnish: saskatoon
• Kutenai: sq̓umu
• Kwak'wala: ixp̓a’a

References

• “saskatoon” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Further reading

• Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Finnish

Etymology

English saskatoon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑskɑtoːn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠kɑ̝t̪o̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑskɑtoːn
• Syllabification^(key): sas‧ka‧toon

Noun

saskatoon

1. saskatoon (berry)
2. Synonym of marjatuomipihlaja (“saskatoon”) (shrub Amelanchier alnifolia, especially the commercially exploited cultivars of it).

Declension

Inflection of saskatoon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		saskatoon	saskatoonit
genitive		saskatoonin	saskatoonien
partitive		saskatoonia	saskatooneja
illative		saskatooniin	saskatooneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saskatoon	saskatoonit
accusative	nom.	saskatoon	saskatoonit
	gen.	saskatoonin
genitive		saskatoonin	saskatoonien
partitive		saskatoonia	saskatooneja
inessive		saskatoonissa	saskatooneissa
elative		saskatoonista	saskatooneista
illative		saskatooniin	saskatooneihin
adessive		saskatoonilla	saskatooneilla
ablative		saskatoonilta	saskatooneilta
allative		saskatoonille	saskatooneille
essive		saskatoonina	saskatooneina
translative		saskatooniksi	saskatooneiksi
abessive		saskatoonitta	saskatooneitta
instructive		—	saskatoonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saskatoon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saskatoonini saskatoonini accusative nom. saskatoonini saskatoonini gen. saskatoonini genitive saskatoonini saskatoonieni partitive saskatooniani saskatoonejani inessive saskatoonissani saskatooneissani elative saskatoonistani saskatooneistani illative saskatooniini saskatooneihini adessive saskatoonillani saskatooneillani ablative saskatooniltani saskatooneiltani allative saskatoonilleni saskatooneilleni essive saskatooninani saskatooneinani translative saskatoonikseni saskatooneikseni abessive saskatoonittani saskatooneittani instructive — — comitative — saskatooneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saskatoonisi saskatoonisi accusative nom. saskatoonisi saskatoonisi gen. saskatoonisi genitive saskatoonisi saskatooniesi partitive saskatooniasi saskatoonejasi inessive saskatoonissasi saskatooneissasi elative saskatoonistasi saskatooneistasi illative saskatooniisi saskatooneihisi adessive saskatoonillasi saskatooneillasi ablative saskatooniltasi saskatooneiltasi allative saskatoonillesi saskatooneillesi essive saskatooninasi saskatooneinasi translative saskatooniksesi saskatooneiksesi abessive saskatoonittasi saskatooneittasi instructive — — comitative — saskatooneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saskatoonimme saskatoonimme accusative nom. saskatoonimme saskatoonimme gen. saskatoonimme genitive saskatoonimme saskatooniemme partitive saskatooniamme saskatoonejamme inessive saskatoonissamme saskatooneissamme elative saskatoonistamme saskatooneistamme illative saskatooniimme saskatooneihimme adessive saskatoonillamme saskatooneillamme ablative saskatooniltamme saskatooneiltamme allative saskatoonillemme saskatooneillemme essive saskatooninamme saskatooneinamme translative saskatooniksemme saskatooneiksemme abessive saskatoonittamme saskatooneittamme instructive — — comitative — saskatooneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saskatooninne saskatooninne accusative nom. saskatooninne saskatooninne gen. saskatooninne genitive saskatooninne saskatoonienne partitive saskatoonianne saskatoonejanne inessive saskatoonissanne saskatooneissanne elative saskatoonistanne saskatooneistanne illative saskatooniinne saskatooneihinne adessive saskatoonillanne saskatooneillanne ablative saskatooniltanne saskatooneiltanne allative saskatoonillenne saskatooneillenne essive saskatooninanne saskatooneinanne translative saskatooniksenne saskatooneiksenne abessive saskatoonittanne saskatooneittanne instructive — — comitative — saskatooneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saskatooninsa saskatooninsa accusative nom. saskatooninsa saskatooninsa gen. saskatooninsa genitive saskatooninsa saskatooniensa partitive saskatooniaan saskatooniansa saskatoonejaan saskatoonejansa inessive saskatoonissaan saskatoonissansa saskatooneissaan saskatooneissansa elative saskatoonistaan saskatoonistansa saskatooneistaan saskatooneistansa illative saskatooniinsa saskatooneihinsa adessive saskatoonillaan saskatoonillansa saskatooneillaan saskatooneillansa ablative saskatooniltaan saskatooniltansa saskatooneiltaan saskatooneiltansa allative saskatoonilleen saskatoonillensa saskatooneilleen saskatooneillensa essive saskatooninaan saskatooninansa saskatooneinaan saskatooneinansa translative saskatoonikseen saskatooniksensa saskatooneikseen saskatooneiksensa abessive saskatoonittaan saskatoonittansa saskatooneittaan saskatooneittansa instructive — — comitative — saskatooneineen saskatooneinensa