tsitl
Lower Tanana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsʰitɬʰ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *čiˑtɬʼ.
Noun
tsitl
Derived terms
- tsitl tu' (“melted snow water”)
- tsitl zrax (“snowflakes”)
Root
tsitl
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durative | tsiɬ | tsitl | tsiɬ | tsiɬ |
| Neuter | tsitl | tsitl | tsitl | tsitl |
| Momentaneous | tsiɬ | tsitl | tseɬ | tsiɬ |
Derived terms
- de- + tsitl 'to snow heavily'
- niɬtsitl (“he/she is clean”)
- xwniɬtsitl (“an area is clean”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑtɬʼ. Cogante with Ahtna tsiitlʼ.
Root
tsitl
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transitional(?) | tsitl | tsitl | ? | ? |
| Progressive | tsiɬ | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- ch'etsitl (“fermented fish”)
- denidetsitl (“it is bruised (n-gender)”)}
- didetsitl (“it is/became bruised (∅-gender)”)
- idetsiɬ (“it is fermenting”)
- xwdidetsitl (“the area/surface is bruised”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 422-23