float
(verb)
- to float in one place
- ᐊᑯᐦᑎᓐ, ᐊᑯᐦᒋᓐ
- akohtin, akohcin
- [in composition]
- …ᐊᑯᐦᑎᓐ, …ᐊᑯᐦᒋᓐ
- …akohtin-, …akohcin-
Examples
to float on the surface
ᐗᑭᑕᑯᐦᑎᓐ, ᐗᑭᑕᑯᐦᒋᓐ
wakitakohtin, wakitakohcin
to float face up
ᐋᔑᑭᑕᑯᐦᑎᓐ, ᐋᔑᑭᑕᑯᐦᒋᓐ
âšikitakohtin, âšikitakohcin
to float face down
ᐅᑎᐦᑕᐸᑯᐦᑎᓐ, ᐅᑎᐦᑕᐸᑯᐦᒋᓐ
otihtapakohtin, otihtapakohcin
- to float with the current
- ᐱᒫᐳᑌᐤ, ᐱᒫᐳᑯᐤ
- pimâpotew, pimâpokow
- [in composition]
- …ᐋᐳᑌ, …ᐋᐳᑯ
- …âpote-, …âpoko-
Examples
to float away
ᐊᑎᒫᐳᑌᐤ, ᐊᑎᒫᐳᑯᐤ
atimâpotew, atimâpokow
to float downstream
ᒫᐦᐋᐳᑌᐤ, ᒫᐦᐋᐳᑯᐤ
mâhâpotew, mâhâpokow
to float in a particular direction
ᐃᑖᐳᑌᐤ, ᐃᑖᐳᑯᐤ
itâpotew, itâpokow
We also found mentions of 'float' in
a net float
s/he makes it float with its front end elevated
s/he makes it float with its front end elevated (
, when overloading the back end of a canoe)
, when overloading the back end of a canoe)
s/he makes h/ float on a tilt
s/he makes it float on a tilt
they take up all the space (as they float)
they take up all the space (as they float)
s/he makes h/ float on h/ side
s/he makes it float on its side
s/he makes h/ float at the surface
s/he makes it float at the surface
s/he makes h/ float in a level position
s/he makes it float in a level position (
, to keep a canoe level to prevent it from tipping over)
, to keep a canoe level to prevent it from tipping over)
s/he makes h/ float upside down
s/he makes it float upside down