-DLÍ

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dəliˑʷ. Cognate with Lower Tanana dli.

Root

-DLÍ

  1. to freeze, freeze to death, become very cold

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -dló, -dlí -dlí -dlóół -dlóóh -dlóóh
Neuter -dlóóh — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLÍ (freeze)
nidlí
yidlóóh

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 325.
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