-TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸʼə̓tʼ (“to stretch”). Maybe cognate with -TSʼID (“tough, sinewy”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna nicʼetʼ (“it is stretched out”).
Root
-TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D
- to stretch, to become taut
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ø | motion | S stretches, S stretches his neck
| S stretches O, pulls O taut
|
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM / CONT | -tsʼǫǫd | -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d | -tsʼǫł | -tsʼǫʼ | -tsʼǫǫd |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to stretch, to straighten:
- -DǪǪD
- -KʼĄ́Ą́Z
- -TʼIʼ
to pull:
- -DZĮ́Į́Z
- -NIZH
- -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z
- -ZHÓÓD
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D (stretch)