-TSʼÓÓZÍ
Navajo
Etymology
Cognate found in Chipewyan chʼude (“narrow”).
The stem of this root has variable shape, such as -tsʼóóz, -tsʼózí or -tsʼósí. Generally absolutive and comparative aspectual bases are not clearly distinguished.
Root
-TSʼÓÓZÍ
- to be slender, slim, narrow
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ø | adjectival | S is slender, narrow (neuter perf.)
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ni + ł | adjectival | S is slender, narrow (neuter imperf.)
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See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation. Antonymsto be wide:
Derived termsNavajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼÓÓZÍ (slender) |