-GEED

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢed (to stick, to poke), also found in a number of disparate meanings, including “to crawl, to go on all four” (giving the Navajo meaning “to buck”).

Related to Navajo god (knee).

Root

-GEED

  1. to dig, to shovel; to stick, to jab

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + Ø operative

S digs O

  • iigééd (Ø-MOM)
  • yidigééd
  • haigééd
  • neigééd
  • neigeed (CONT)
  • yoogoł (PROG)
  • náhágod (DUR)
O + ł motion

S sticks O

di + Ø/ł ?

S jabs with fire

  • yidiłgééd (MOM)
  • yidigod (DUR)

  2. to buck, to move bucking (a horse)

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l motion

S bucks

  • (Ø-MOM)
  • iilgééd
  • dilgééd
  • diilgééd
  • haalgééd
  • yílgééd (ni-MOM)
  • chʼélgééd
  • niilgééd
  • naalgeed (CONT)
  • yilgoł (PROG)

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -gééd -geed -goł -goʼ -gééd
CONT -geed -geed -goł -goʼ -geed
DUR -god -geed -goł -goʼ -gééd

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to poke, to jab:

 
 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GEED (stick)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GEED (buck)

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