gshkibnaa

Definition: be able to pull sth. (an.), manage to pull sth. (an.), succeed in pulling sth. (an.)

gshkibnaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngashkbinaa;
>3sCCONJ geshkbinaat;
>2sIMP gshkibish; 1 be able to pull sth. (an.), manage to pull sth. (an.), succeed in pulling sth. (an.). Gaa dash gnage gii-gshkibnaasiin, miinwaa gii-bi-niisaandwed.
>But he could not pull it [a tree] loose at all, so he climbed down again. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: gshkibdoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: gashkibiN.

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: n7303067352n
GKS Reference Number: 16263
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