gomo
Definition:
float, swim (e.g., waterfowl)
Body
gomo
>vai LH
>1sIND ngom, ndagom;
>3sCCONJ egmot; 1 float, swim (e.g., waterfowl). Gii-waabmaan dash niw zhiishiiban niibna bbaa-gomnid.
>There he saw many ducks swimming about. AM1937.rs. Mii dash gii-zhaad widi ezhi-gomnid niw zhiishiiban gii-bbaa-zgigaadepnaad kina nnaazh go kina gii-dkobjiged iw sabaab.
>Then he went to where those ducks were swimming and went about tying them all by the legs until he had used the whole cord in tying them. AM1937.rs. 2 soar (as a bird).
>Full-vowel form: agomo.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate intransitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73030327253n
GKS Reference Number:
16141