-win

See also: win, Wīn, wɨn, and .win

Ojibwe

Final

-win (plural -winan) (-ᐄᓐ)

  1. nominalizing final
    anishinaabemo — he speaks Ojibwe
    anishinaabemowin — Ojibwe language
    ataaso — he stores something
    ataasowin — closet; cupboard
    maajitaa — he begins
    maajitaawin — beginning

Derived terms

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
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