atsįʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tsənʸ (“flesh, meat”). Has been compared with Ket ись.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̀t͡sʰĩ̀ʔ/
Noun
atsįʼ
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sitsįʼ | nihitsįʼ | danihitsįʼ |
| 2nd person | nitsįʼ | nihitsįʼ | danihitsįʼ |
| 3rd person | bitsįʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yitsįʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hatsįʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | atsįʼ | ||
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sheʼatsįʼ | niheʼatsįʼ | daniheʼatsįʼ |
| 2nd person | neʼatsįʼ | niheʼatsįʼ | daniheʼatsįʼ |
| 3rd person | beʼatsįʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yeʼatsįʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hweʼatsįʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | atsįʼ | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bisóodi bitsįʼ
- tsiih (“into the flesh”)