Navajo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸʼə̓tʼ (to stretch). Maybe cognate with -TSʼID (tough, sinewy).

Cognate root found in Ahtna nicʼetʼ (it is stretched out).

Root edit

-TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D

  1. to stretch, to become taut
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
motion

S stretches, S stretches his neck

 

S stretches O, pulls O taut

naʼádíltsʼǫǫd

Stem set edit

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONT -tsʼǫǫd -tsʼǫ́ǫ́d -tsʼǫł -tsʼǫʼ -tsʼǫǫd

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms edit

to stretch, to straighten:

to pull:

Derived terms edit

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D (stretch)