-TSEED

-TSEED

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tse̓d. See there for more details.

Root

-TSEED

  1. to pound, kill (plural objects)

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -tsééd -tseed -tsił -tsiʼ -tsééd
Continuative -tseed -tseed -tsił -tsiʼ -tseed
Repetitive -tsid -tseed -tsił -tsiʼ -tsid

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSEED (pound)

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 332.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 602