-TSʼÍLÍ
Navajo
editEtymology
editCognate with Dena'ina chʼul, Koyukon tsʼəł, both meaning “to be bright, clear”.
Apparently related to the root -TSʼĮĮL (“to be clear”).
Root
edit-TSʼÍLÍ
- to be clear, be pure, be crystalline
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ni + ł | adjectival | S is clear, crystalline |
Stem set
editAspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NEUT | -tsʼílí | - | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.