agaasaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

agaas- (“small”) +‎ -aa (“be in a state or condition”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡaːˈsaː/

Verb

agaasaa (changed conjunct form egaasaag, augmented form agaasaamagad, reduplicated form ayagaasaa)

1. to be small

   Onzaam agaasaa 'iw jiimaanens.

   The little boat is too small.

Conjugation

Conjugation of agaasaa

Independent	positive	negative
singular (0s)	agaasaa	agaasaasinoon
obviative singular (0's)	agaasaani	agaasaasinini
plural (0p)	agaasaawan	agaasaasinoon
obviative plural (0'p)	agaasaaniwan	agaasaasininiwan
Conjunct	positive	negative
singular or plural (0)	agaasaag	agaasaasinog
obviative singular or plural (0')	agaasaanig	agaasaasininig

Related terms

• agaashiinyi

See also

• michaa

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “agaasaa”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎^[1], University of Minnesota