-CHÍÍL

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tšitɬʼ (“snow”). Compare Navajo chííl (“snowstorm”). The root often appears with the emphatic infix -x-.

The verb yíchííł translates as “a snowstorm arrives” in the imperfective mode, while in the perfective mode it means “it snows”.

Root

-CHÍÍL

  1. to snow
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø ? a snowstorm moves
  • yíchííł (MOM)
  • iichííł
  • chʼéchííł
  • dichííł
  • haachííł
  • hadíníchííł (díní-, prolongative)
  • iʼniichííł
  • niichííł (ni-, terminative)
  • yichííł (PROG)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chííł -chííl -chííł -chííł -chííł

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to snow:

  • -ZAS
  • -DZAAZ
  • -YOL


 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHÍÍL (snow)

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