gsinaa

Definition: be cold weather, be cold out

gsinaa
>vii comm.
>3sCCONJ gesnaak; 1 be cold weather, be cold out. Apane giiwenh ogii-wiindamaagoon gegoo waa-izhiwebiziwaad maanda gaye waa-izhiwebak: gonimaa wii-gisinaag, wii-zoogipog, gonimaa gaye wii-gimiwang.
>According to the story he was always told by him how they would fare and also what would happen like this: whether it would be cold, whether it would snow, or whether it would rain. GM1940.rn. Giizhoogzhen; wii-gsinaa nii giiyenh nongo.
>Cover up well; it's supposed to be cold tonight. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gisinaa.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73030623290n
GKS Reference Number: 16315
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