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gidiskaabiiginan vti es
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release, disconnect, unhook, unplug it (as something string-like)

Paired with: gidiskaabiigin vta



nigidiskaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; ogidiskaabiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; gidiskaabiiginang 3s - 0 conj; gediskaabiiginang 3s - 0s ch-conj; gidiskaabiiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gidiskaabiigin-/

nigidiskaabiiginaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogidiskaabiiginaan3s - 0s ind es
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gidiskaabiiginang3s - 0 conj es
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gediskaabiiginang3s - 0s ch-conj es
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gidiskaabiiginan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kidiskaabiiginaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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gidiskaabiiginan /gidiskaabiigin-/: /gidisk-/
release, disconnect
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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Word Family

gidiskaabiiginan vti release, disconnect, unhook, unplug it (as something string-like)
(detransitive) gidiskaabiiginige vai s/he releases, disconnects, unhooks, unplugs things (as something string-like) (verb of undergoing) gidiskaabiiginigaade vii it is released, disconnected, unhooked, unplugged (as something string-like) (by someone), "they" release, disconnect, unhook, unplug it (as something string-like) (benefactive) gidiskaabiiginamaw vta release, disconnect, unhook, unplug (it) (as something string-like) for h/

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