-KID
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kid"
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *qə̓t’ (“to slip, to slide”). Cognate with Lower Tanana ket.
Root
-KID
- to slide
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | motion |
S slides |
S slides O
|
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| ł | positional |
S is in position (scale, gunsight) |
S keeps O in position |
2. to eat chunky object
| Theme | Category | Bases | + Unspec object | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + l | operative |
S eats O
|
S eats
|
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -keed | -kid | -kił | -kiʼ | -keed |
| Durative | -kid | -kid | -kił | -kiʼ | -kid |
| Continuative | -kid | -kid | -kił | -kiʼ | -kid |
| Neuter | — | -kid | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to slide:
to eat: