agaasaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

agaas- (“small”) +‎ -aa (“be in a state or condition”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡaːˈsaː/

Verb

agaasaa (changed conjunct form egaasaag, augmented form agaasaamagad, reduplicated form ayagaasaa)

  1. to be small
    Onzaam agaasaa 'iw jiimaanens.
    The little boat is too small.

Conjugation

Conjugation of agaasaa
Independent positive negative
singular (0s) agaasaa agaasaasinoon
obviative singular (0's) agaasaani agaasaasinini
plural (0p) agaasaawan agaasaasinoon
obviative plural (0'p) agaasaaniwan agaasaasininiwan
Conjunct positive negative
singular or plural (0) agaasaag agaasaasinog
obviative singular or plural (0') agaasaanig agaasaasininig

See also

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “agaasaa”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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