-DO

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dʊɣ̇ (“gas moves”).

Describes the movement of gas (air, cloud, smoke) in motion themes and the bursting of gas containers (as a sack of air, a tyre) in successive themes.

Cognate root found in Ahtna kekuldogh (“area becomes foggy”), ldogh (“it cracked”).

Root

-DO

  1. to float in the air (smoke, cloud, balloon)
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l motion

S floats

S sails O (a balloon)

l successive

S bursts

S bursts O

  • yiyiiłdoh (SEM)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -dóóh -do -doh -doh -dóóh
CONT -do -do -doh -doh -do
CONT -doh -doh -doh -doh -doh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to float:

to pop:

cloud floats (smoke, fog, dust, stench):

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DO (gas floats)

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