akeeʼ

See also: akee

Etymology

From a- (indefinite personal possessive pronoun) + ké (“foot”). Possibly cognate with Ket ки’сь (kiˀs), if the Na-Dene and Yeniseian languages are related.

Noun

akeeʼ

  1. (anatomy) foot, feet
  2. shoe
  3. wheel, tire
    akeeʼ niiłtsǫǫz ― the tire went flat
    akeeʼ bigháʼńjil ― the tire got a puncture

Inflection
possessives of akeeʼ
singular duoplural plural
1st person shikeeʼ nihikeeʼ danihikeeʼ
2nd person nikeeʼ nihikeeʼ danihikeeʼ
3rd person bikeeʼ
4th person (3o) yikeeʼ
4th person (3a) hakeeʼ
Indefinite (3i) akeeʼ

See also
  • chidí bigaan (“front wheel of a car”)
  • chidí bikeeʼ (“car tire”)
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