gchi-

Definition: much, lots, extremely, great (in degree), very, hard (in sense of being extreme)

gchi-
>pv comm.
>CCONJ gechi-; 1 much, lots, extremely, great (in degree), very, hard (in sense of being extreme). Mii dash maaba shkinwe gaa-zhi-gchi-zaaghaad niw shkiniigkwen.
>Then this young man accordingly very much loved that young woman. AM1937.rs. Mii-sh gii-zhi-bbaabtood maa nsawhigning mdaaching, gii-bmi-ngamo gii-bmi-dkonang iw biiwaabik gechi-giinaag.
>Then he ran around the tipi ten times, he was singing and carrying a very sharp metal spear point. AK1976.rs. Gii-gchi-boodwewag dash giw nishnaabeg miinwaa gii-ngamwaad, mii-sh go geyaabi, gii-gchi-mwid aw nookmis.
>And the Indians made a great fire and they sang, but still my grandmother cried very much. AK1976.rs. Gchi-zoogpo; gegeti nga-gchi-jiishaagne'ge.
>It's snowing hard; I'll be doing really lots of shovelling. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Affix Prefix
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019338832n
GKS Reference Number: 15066
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