-DǪǪD

See also: dood, Dood, and -dǫǫd

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʼ (to become taut). Maybe cognate with -DON (to explode).

Cognate root found in Ahtna donʼ (taut).

Root

-DǪǪD

  1. to become taut, to straighten
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
adjectival

S is taut

S keeps O taut

S becomes taut

↳ ?
kʼééhádǫǫh

S makes O taut

  • kʼííłdǫǫh
kʼínéíłdǫǫh
kʼínáháłdǫǫh
successive

S jerks

S jerks O

  • yiłdǫʼ (REP)
  • yiʼniiłdǫʼ
  • yiyiłdǫǫh (SEM)

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.

Synonyms

to stretch, to straighten:

to jerk:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DǪǪD (straighten up)