-TSʼIL
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸʼəl (“to rip, tear, split”).
The noun atsʼiil (“fragment”) is derived from this root.
Root
-TSʼIL
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø | successive |
S breaks
|
S breaks O
|
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| Ø | adjectival |
S is broken
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REP / DUR | -tsʼil | -tsʼil | -tsʼił | -tsʼił | -tsʼil |
| SEM | -tsʼił | -tsʼil | -tsʼił | -tsʼił | -tsʼił |
| NEUT | - | -tsʼil | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼIL (shatter)
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