-ZHIZH
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Athabaskan *žəž (“to sip hot liquid”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna izes (“drink (tea)”), Carrier əszəz (“drink soup with a spoon”).
Root
edit-ZHIZH
- to breathe it in (its spirit)
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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O + ∅ | successive |
S breathes in
|
Stem set
editAspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DUR | -zhizh | -zhish | -zhizh | -zhish | -zhizh |
SEM | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.