gesr

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Cognate with Ahtna ggez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəʂ/, /qəʂ/

Noun

gesr

  1. cane

Root

gesr

  1. to be forked, notched

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter gesr gesr gesr gesr

Derived terms

  • gezra, gezret (“forked”, see there for further derivatives)
  • ts'iɬgezra (“two-year-old bull moose”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 181
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