wiigwaasaatig

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsaᐧhtekwa (“birch”). Cognate with Menominee wīkīhsāhtek.

Noun

wiigwaasaatig (plural wiigwaasaatigoog) (animate)

  1. a birch tree, paper birch tree

Inflection

  • wiigwaasaatigoog (plural)
  • wiigwaasaatigoons (diminutive)
  • wiigwaasaatigong (locative)
  • wiigwaasaatigosh (pejorative)

References

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