-TSʼĮĮD

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *də·tsʼən (“to be bony, hard”). Navajo atsʼin (“bone”) originates from this root.

Root

-TSʼĮĮD

  1. to be bony, be hard, be mature, be expert
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + ∅ ? S gets bony, hard, expert
  • ditsʼin
(di) + d adjectival S is bony, hard, expert

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tsʼin -tsʼįįd -tsʼįįł -tsʼįįh -tsʼin
MOM/SEM/REP -tsʼin -tsʼin -tsʼįįł -tsʼįįh -tsʼin
NEUT — -tsʼin — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to be hard:

to mature, ripen:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼĮĮD (bony)
atsʼin
daastsʼin
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