nidret

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

nidre, tonidret

Etymology

From a reflex of Proto-Athabaskan *-ničʷ + -t (specific time).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nitʐətʰ/

Noun

nidret

center, middle of

Derived terms

ch'etanidret dhe'oni (“rear gunsight”)
dranidra, tth'idranidret (“at midday”)
kwnits'e (“by the fire”)
tanidret xwch'edets'ena (“canvasback”)
-tonidredi (“middle finger”)
tth'itetthnidret (“at midnight”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 328