-TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸʼə̓tʼ (to stretch). Maybe cognate with -TSʼID (tough, sinewy).

Cognate root found in Ahtna nicʼetʼ (it is stretched out).

Root

-TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D

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

S stretches, S stretches his neck

 

S stretches O, pulls O taut

naʼádíltsʼǫǫd

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous/Continuative/Distributive -tsʼǫǫd -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d -tsʼǫł -tsʼǫʼ -tsʼǫǫd
Neuter -tsʼǫǫd
Neuter -tsʼǫʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to stretch, to straighten:

to pull:

Derived terms

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 643