-TSʼĮĮD
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *də·tsʼən (“to be bony, hard”). Navajo atsʼin (“bone”) originates from this root.
Root
-TSʼĮĮD
- to be bony, be hard, be mature, be expert
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di + Ø | ? | S gets bony, hard, expert
| |||||
| (di) + d | adjectival | S is bony, hard, expert
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -tsʼin | -tsʼįįd | -tsʼįįł | -tsʼįįh | -tsʼin |
| NEUT | - | -tsʼin | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to be hard:
- -TSʼIN
- -TLʼIS
- -KʼĮH
to mature, ripen:
- -TʼĄ́
- -YĄ́
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼĮĮD (bony)