giisaadenmaa

Definition: regret sth. (an.) having been ruined or lost

giisaadenmaa
>vta LH
>1sIND ngiisaadenmaa;
>3sCCONJ gaasaadenmaat;
>2sIMP giisaadenim; 1 regret sth. (an.) having been ruined or lost. Aapji dash gii-giisaadenmaan.
>She was very miserable at the loss of him. AM1937.rs. Gegeti ngiisaadenmaa wa mzinbiigan; nnoshenh niwin ngii-miinik naabwiyaanh.
>I really regret that painting getting ruined; my aunt gave that to me when I got married. MC2005.cs. 2 feel sorry for smb.. Mii dash maaba nishnaabe gii-giisaadenmaad mii dash gii-biidmawaad niw waabgan-pwaagnan miinwaa semaan.
>And this Indian felt sorry for her and he brought her a clay pipe and also tobacco. AK1976.rs.
>Partner: giisaadendaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: giisaadenim.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73023659552n
GKS Reference Number: 15666
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