dził

Etymology

Cognate with Chilcotin dẑelh, Chipewyan ttheshéth, Hän ddhäl, Gwich'in ddhah, Tahltan dẕeł, Southern Carrier dzulh, Beaver t̲s̲e, Tagish dzeł. Compare the verbal stem -DZIL (to be strong, stable, firm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɪ̀ɬ/
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Noun

dził (combining form dziil, plural daadził)

  1. mountain
    Dził bąąh yasThere is snow on the mountain.
    dził dadiyinígííthe sacred mountains
  2. mountain range

Inflection

Possessives of dził
singular duoplural plural
1st person shidziil nihidziil danihidziil
2nd person nidziil nihidziil danihidziil
3rd person bidziil
4th person (3o) yidziil
4th person (3a) hadziil
Indefinite (3i) adziil

Derived terms

Western Apache

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tsɪɬ]

Noun

dził

  1. mountain