-DǪǪD
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʼ (“to become taut”). Maybe cognate with -DON (“to explode”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna donʼ (“taut”).
Root
-DǪǪD
- to become taut, to straighten
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | adjectival |
S is taut |
S keeps O taut
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| ∅ |
S becomes taut
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S makes O taut
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| ∅ | successive |
S jerks
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S jerks O
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Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫd | -dǫǫł | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫh |
| Repetitive | -dǫʼ | — | — | — | — |
| Semelfactive | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫł | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫh |
| Repetitive | — | -don | — | — | — |
| Neuter | -don | -don | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.