-ZÉÍ

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *saˑxʸ[1] ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”). Compare Navajo séí (“sand”).

Cognates found in Tanacross thaayh (“sand”) and also Tlingit xágw (“sand”).[1]

Root

-ZÉÍ

  1. to crumble, be crumbly (as soft sandstone)
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di ? S crumbles S crumbles O
di adjectival S is crumbly

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -zéí -zéí -zéí -zéí -zéí
Momentaneous -séí -séí -séí -séí -séí
Neuter -zéí — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to crumble, fall:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZÉÍ (crumble)
dizéí
yidiséí

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Leer (2010), “The palatal series in Athabascan-Eyak-Tlingit, with an overview of the basic sound correspondences”, in Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska: The Dene-Yeniseian, Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, page 175
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