dhet

Albanian

Noun

dhet (archaic or dialectal)

  1. locative singular of dhe
    mbi dhet ― on earth

Lower Tanana

Etymology 1

Root

dhet

  1. a singular subject experiences an event, with a variety of extended meanings
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous dhit dhet dhiɬ dhit
Repetitive dhek dhek dhek dhek
Neuter dhet dhet dhet dhet
Neuter2 dhit dhit dhit dhit
Continuative dhet dhet dhet dhet
Derived terms
  • -'eɬ tr'anidhedenh (“parallel cousin”)
  • bexwdhegenh (“poor person”)
  • Dinadhedi, Dinadhit (“Denali”)
  • -ghoxothdhelenh (“peer”)
  • k'oyenidhit (“he thinks”)
  • k'wgh xuldhedenh (“God”)
  • nedhet (“singular/dual stand”)
  • ninidhdenh (“deceased person”)
  • tedhit (“warning”)
  • tthwxdhedi (“caribou herd”)
  • yek'axwtatldhet (“he misses, mourns for him”)

Etymology 2

Possibly distinct from the root above

Root

dhet

  1. dig, draw, steer; objects accumulate
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Durative dhet dhet dhet dhet
Repetitive dhek dhek dhek dhek
Continuative dhet dhet dhet dhet
Derived terms
  • dhida' (“pulverized”)
  • neyedhet (“he is marking it”)
  • tthadhida' (“loose rocks, gravel”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 147-150
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