-TŁʼIIZH

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’i̓dž (“to be blue, green”).

Root

-TŁʼIIZH

  1. blue, green
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
łi / l adjectival

S is blue, green (neuter perf.)
di + d extensional

S is blue, green (neuter perf.)
di + Ø transitional

S becomes blue

↳ bílátaʼdiitłʼíísh

S makes O blue

↳ ádidiiltłʼíísh (+d refl.)
di + Ø transitional

S gets soaked

  • diniitłʼíísh (TRANS)

S makes O soaked

  • yidiniiłtłʼíísh
↳ ádiniiltłʼíísh (+d refl.)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
TRANS -tłʼíísh -tłʼiizh -tłʼish -tłʼish -tłʼíísh
NEUT - -tłʼizh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

action of water:

Antonyms

colors:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIIZH (blue)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”). See also the related noun tłʼiish (“snake”).

Root

-TŁʼIIZH

  1. wriggle
Theme Category Bases Pseudo-transitive (a + ł)
ni + l motion

S wriggles

  • díníltłʼiish (MOM)
  • –
  • nooltłʼish (PROG)

S wriggles (it)

  •  
  • naʼniłtłʼish (CONT)
ni + l adjectival

S is curvy, serpentine

  • nooltłʼish (NEUT)
  • honooltłʼish
  • naneeshtłʼish

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tłʼiish -tłʼizh -tłʼish -tłʼish -tłʼiish
CONT -tłʼiish -tłʼizh -tłʼish -tłʼish -tłʼiish
NEUT - -tłʼiizh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to wiggle, to squirm:

to stagger:

to be curved, bent:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIIZH (wriggle)

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