π“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷

noun
Definition
π“Š'π’°π’Όπ’·π“Š'𐒰́𐒼𐒷noun1father-in-law (of a male) (my)2his wife's father3an aged man4to be an aged man5old man6to be an old manπ“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷 π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷 π“π’»π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’»π’Όπ“‚This term is both a kinship term (father-in-law) and an adjective (to be an old man). This means it can be conjugated two ways. If it is conjugated with the stand alone possessive pronouns such as π“π’»π“ˆπ’° (my) or π“π’»π“ˆπ’° (your), then the idea is the kinship term of father-in-law. For example, π“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷 π“π’»π“ˆπ’° (my father-in-law). However, if it is conjugated as an adjective, then the idea is "to be an old man." For example, π’°Ν˜π“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷 (I'm an old man), π“π’»π“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷 (you're an old man), etc.Quintero notes in Osage Grammar (2004), page 481 that, "Osage kinship terms with first person possessor ('my') are used both vocatively - that is, in speaking to that relative - and referentially - that is, in speaking about one's relative to someone else."