-TŁʼIS

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əts’ (“to be hard, solid”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna ʼitlʼiitsʼ (“it hardens, coagulates”).

Root

-TŁʼIS

  1. to harden, to compact
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ ?

S hardens

  • biʼniitłʼis (MOM)
  • yitłʼis
↳ hatłʼiz

S hardens O

↳ hałtłʼiz
∅ adjectival

S is hard, stiff

↳ hótłʼiz

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tłʼis -tłʼis -tłʼis -tłʼis -tłʼis
NEUT -tłʼiz — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

hard, firm:

  • -KʼĮ́H
  • -TSʼIN

to stiffen, harden:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIS (hard)
hótłʼiz
nitłʼiz
yiłtłʼis
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