-TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D

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

  1. to stretch, to become taut
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ motion

S stretches, S stretches his neck

 

S stretches O, pulls O taut

↳ naʼádíltsʼǫǫd

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:

to pull:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D (stretch)

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