gichi-noodin

Ojibwe

Etymology

gichi- (“big”) +‎ noodin (“be windy”)

Verb

gichi-noodin (changed conjunct form gechi-nooding)

1. be very windy

   Gii-pakwadaasinoon iniwen aniibiishan omaa gii-gichi-nooding awasonaago.

   The leaves blew off when it got real windy the other day.

2. be stormy

Conjugation

Conjugation of gichi-noodin

Independent	positive	negative
singular (0)	gichi-noodin	gichi-noodinzinoon
obviative singular (0')	gichi-noodinini	gichi-noodinzinini
Conjunct	positive	negative
singular (0)	gichi-nooding	gichi-noodinzinog
obviative singular (0')	gichi-noodininig	gichi-noodinzininig

Synonyms

• gichi-izhiwebad

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gichi-noodin-vii