aabid-

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• aabij
• aabiz

Etymology

Cognate with Menominee yāpec- (“constantly, without let up, over and over, repeatedly”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy apci (“continuing, keeping on”).

Initial

aabid- (root)

1. continually, constantly, incessantly,

   aabijibiisaa — it rains constantly

   aabidanokii — he / she works constantly

   aabidaanimad — the wind blows continuously

Derived terms

• aabida'amaazo
• aabidademo
• aabidakamigizi
• aabidanokii
• aabidaanagidoon
• aabidaanagidoone
• aabidaanimad
• aabidaapi
• aabidwewebide
• aabidwewebizo
• aabidwewidam
• aabijibatoo
• aabijibide
• aabijibizo
• aabijibiisaa
• aabijijiwan
• aabijitaa

See also

• apane
• aapid-
• aabiji-

References

| The Ojibwe People's Dictionary (http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu)