-DON
See also: Appendix:Variations of "don"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʼ (“to become taut, full to burst”). Cognate with -DǪǪD (“to straighten up”).
Root
-DON
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | successive |
S blasts O
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| di + l | successive |
S explodes
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S blasts O |
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| di + l | adjectival |
S pops, is explosive |
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| (dzi) + ł | successive |
S shoots, fires a gun Motion:
Successive: |
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM / REP / DIS | -don | -don | -dǫǫł | -dǫǫh | -don |
| Momentaneous | -dǫǫh | -don | -dǫǫł | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫh |
| Semelfactive | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫł | -dǫǫh | -dǫǫh |
| Neuter | -don | — | — | — | — |
| Neuter | -dǫʼ | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -DON (explode)