memdage

Definition: particularly, to an extreme degree, to an unusual extent or degree

memdage
>av comm. 1 particularly, to an extreme degree, to an unusual extent or degree. Ngii-biimskowebnaa wa pie mbane'iing eta memdage wii-bwaa-mskwaakzat.
>I flipped the pie around so that it wouldn't brown especially on only one side. MC2005.cs. Memdage niibna bnisenoon nmiinjisan ndi-nendam.
>My hair seems to be falling off in unusually large amounts. MC2005.cs. Memdage mdookat maanpii jiigbiik.
>It's particularly damp here by the shore MC2005.cs. 2 especially (singling out someone or something in particular). Shania Twain memdage ndoo-mnatwaa.
>I especially like the singing of Shania Twain. MC2011.cs. Wiikwebjigan ezhnikaadeg noongo giw Nishnaabeg niibna yaabjitoowaad memdage sa weshki-bmaadzijig.
>The Indians even now use a great deal of that which is called love medicine, especially the young people. AM1937.rs.
>Full-vowel form: mem[in]dage.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Adverb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n71429561576n
GKS Reference Number: 17770
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