manidoo

English

Noun

manidoo (plural manidoos or manidoog)

  1. Alternative form of manitou.

Ojibwe

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).

Noun

manidoo anim (plural manidoog, diminutive manidoons)

  1. spirit
  2. manitou
  3. god

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • manidookaazo
  • manidooke
  • manidookewin
  • manidoowi (“s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god”)
compounds
  • gichi-manidoo (“great spirit, god”)
  • gizhe-manidoo (“God, the Creator”)
  • maji-manidoo (“an evil spirit, a devil”)
  • manidoo-biiwaabik (“steel, a magnet”)
  • manidoo-dewe'igan (“Big Drum”)
  • manidoo-giizis (“January”)
  • manidoo-waabooz (“cottontail rabbit”)

References

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