wiigwaas
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧkweᐧhsi (“birch”). Cognate with Cree waskway/ᐊᐧᐢᑲᐧᕀ (ayskayy, “birch”), Penobscot wìkʷesk (“birch”), Menominee wīkīh (“birch”), Montagnais ushkuai (“birch”).
Noun edit
wiigwaas anim
Inflection edit
- wiigwaasag (plural)
- wiigwaasing (locative)
- wiigwaasens (diminutive)
Noun edit
wiigwaas inan
Inflection edit
- wiigwaasan (plural)
- wiigwaasing (locative)
- wiigwaasens (diminutive)