Detailed Entry Information

English:grandfather fire

Lenape:mëxumsa tëntay [na]

Comments

Unsressed /ë/ is elided.
/tëntew/ belongs to a class of nouns ending in /ew/ that replace this ending with /ay/ in the singular but show normal inflection in the plural.

Analysis

Form:

muxumsa tëntay

Structure:

muxumës-a tëntew

Meaning:

grandfather-voc fire