English Explanatory Dictionary

Gitche Gumee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Lake Superior.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/ /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃi ˈɡʌ.mi/ gĭ′-chĭ gŭ′-mē gĭ′-chē gŭ′-mē /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡuː.mi/ /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃi ˈɡuː.mi/ gĭ′-chĭ go͞o′-mē gĭ′-chē go͞o′-mē

Word forms

Gitche Gumee Gichigami Gichi Gami Kitchi Gami

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Algonquian *keʔči- Ojibwe gichi- Ojibwe -gam- Ojibwe gichigamibor. English Gitche Gumee Borrowed from Ojibwe gichigami (“big lake; a Great Lake; Lake Superior”).

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