-TSĄĄD
Navajo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Athabaskan *kʸan (“belly”). Cognate with atsą́ (“belly, abdomen”).
Maybe related to the root -TSĄ́Ą́ʼ (“to rain”).
Root
edit-TSĄĄD
- to be pregnant
Theme | Category | Bases | Impersonal bases (ʼa + ∅) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
l | ? |
S is pregnant
|
there is pregnancy
|
Stem set
editAspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM | -tsąąh | -tsąąd | -tsąął | -tsąąh | -tsąąh |
NEUT | - | -tsą́ | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.