Derived Nouns
Nouns Ending in -suu (Names for Professions)
ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ | ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ | |||
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aaihkunaahcheu | ![]() |
aaihkunaahchesuu | |
s/he makes bannock | bannock maker |
The noun for bannock maker is created from the stem of the verb ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ aaihkunaahcheu s/he makes bannock with the suffix -suu. When the suffix -suu is added to a VAI verb stem, it gives an animate noun used to describe a profession or the work that someone does.
Verb Intransitive Animate | Noun Animate | ||
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ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐤ | ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᓲ | ||
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chiskutamaacheu | ![]() |
chiskutamaachesuu |
s/he teaches | teacher | ||
ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐦᐊᒫᒉᐤ | ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐦᐊᒫᒉᓲ | ||
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chischinuhamaacheu | ![]() |
chischinuhamaachesuu |
s/he teaches | teacher (older word) | ||
ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ | ᓵᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ | ||
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saachihiiweu | ![]() |
saachihiiwesuu |
s/he loves | a loving person | ||
ᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᐤ | ᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓲ | ||
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chistaapaaucheu | ![]() |
chistaapaauchesuu |
s/he washes | laundry person | ||
ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ | ᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ | ||
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aaihkunaahcheu | ![]() |
aaihkunaahchesuu |
s/he makes bannock | bannock maker | ||
ᐲᐧᓭᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᐤ | ᐲᐧᓭᐋᐃᐦᑯᓈᐦᒉᓲ | ||
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piisweaaihkunaahcheu | ![]() |
piisweaaihkunaahchesuu |
s/he makes bread | bread maker | ||
ᓂᑲᒨ | ᓂᑲᒧᓲ | ||
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nikamuu | ![]() |
nikamusuu (C) |
s/he sings | singer | ||
ᐱᒥᓇᐧᐁᐤ | ᐱᒥᓇᐧᐁᓲ | ||
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piminaweu | ![]() |
piminawesuu (C) |
s/he cooks | cook | ||
ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᐤ | ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑫᓲ | ||
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minihkweu | ![]() |
minihkwesuu |
s/he drinks | drinker | ||
ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᐤ | ᔑᔓᐦᐄᒉᓲ | ||
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shishuhiicheu | ![]() |
shishuhiichesuu (C) |
s/he paints | painter | ||
ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᐤ | ᐧᐁᐱᓂᒉᓲ | ||
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wepinicheu | ![]() |
wepinichesuu (C) |
s/he throws things away | garbage person | ||
ᐧᐁᐱᐦᐋᐅᑯᓀᐤ | ᐧᐁᐱᐦᐋᑯᓀᓲ | ||
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wepihaaukuneu | ![]() |
wepihaakunesuu (C) |
s/he shovels snow | snowplow operator | ||
ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᐤ | ᐧᐁᐸᐦᐄᒉᓲ | ||
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wepahiicheu | ![]() |
wepahiichesuu (C) |
s/he sweeps | sweeper (S) | ||
ᒋᓯᐦᐄᒉᐤ | ᒋᓯᐦᐄᒉᓲ | ||
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chisihiicheu | ![]() |
chisihiichesuu (C) |
s/he dusts | duster (S) | ||
ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒉᐤ | ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᐦᒉᓲ | ||
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masinahiikanihcheu | ![]() |
masinahiikanihchesuu |
s/he makes books | book maker | ||
ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᐤ | ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᓲ | ||
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asaamihcheu | ![]() |
asaamihchesuu |
s/he makes snowshoe | snowshoe maker | ||
ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ | ᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ | ||
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wiichihiiweu | ![]() |
wiichihiiwesuu |
s/he helps people | a helper | ||
ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ | ᒥᓂᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ | ||
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minihiiweu | ![]() |
minihiiwesuu |
s/he gives out drinks | a bartender | ||
ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᐤ | ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓲ | ||
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pimaachihiiweu | ![]() |
pimaachihiiwesuu |
s/he gives life to people | life giver |
When these nouns use the possessive prefixes, the -suu part is replaced by -siim, made of the possessive suffix -im.
ᓂᐧᐄᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᓰᒻ | ![]() |
niwiichihiiwesiim | my helper |
ᓂᑕᓵᒥᐦᒉᓰᒻ | ![]() |
nitasaamihchesiim | my snowshoe maker |
ᓂᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓰᒻ | ![]() |
nichistaapaauchesiim | my laundry person |
ᐅᒋᔅᑖᐹᐅᒉᓰᒻᐦ | ![]() |
uchistaapaauchesiimh | his laudry person |
Some possessed nouns look like they are directly derived from the verb stem.
ᓂᐱᒫᒋᐦᐄᐧᐁᒻ | ![]() |
nipimaachihiiwem | my life giver |