-win

See also: win, Wīn, wɨn, and .win

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *-wini. Cognate to Potawatomi -wen, Ottawa -win, Plains Cree -win.

Final

-win (plural -winan) (-ᐄᓐ)

1. nominalizing final
   1. Concept-noun-forming final

      ‎anishinaabemo (“S/he speaks Ojibwe”) + ‎-win → ‎anishinaabemowin (“the Ojibwe language, the Anishinaabe language”)

      ‎ikwewi (“She is a woman”) + ‎-win → ‎ikwewiwin (“womanhood”)

      ‎izhinikaazo (“S/he is called (a certain way)”) + ‎-win → ‎izhinikaazowin (“A name”)

   2. Inanimate-instrumental-noun-forming final

      ‎ataaso (“S/he stores something”) + ‎-win → ‎ataasowin (“A place for storage: a closet, a cupboard, a bin, etc.”)

      ‎abwe (“S/he cooks something over a fire”) + ‎-win → ‎abwewin (“A frying pan”)

Derived terms

• akandoowin
• anishinaabemowin
• bwaanimowin
• dibaakonigewin
• gabeshiwin
• giigidowin
• ikidowin
• mashkawiziiwin
• ojibwemowin

Related terms

• -aagan
• -gan
• -n

Ottawa

Suffix

-win

1. nominalizing final

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 505

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *-wini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ˈwɪn]

Suffix

-win (Syllabics -ᐏᐣ)

1. Used to make nouns from verbs: -ing

Derived terms

Plains Cree terms suffixed with -win

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1973) “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, number 5, Philadelphia, page 23