łid

See also: lid and Lid

Navajo

Etymology

From the root -LID (“to burn”), from Proto-Athabaskan *łəd (“smoke”). Cognate with Tsuut'ina tłi, Chipewyan łʊr, Beaver łʊd, Carrier łʊd, Sekani łʊd, Ahtna łet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

łid (possessed form bilid)

1. smoke

Inflection

possessives of łid

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shilid	nihilid	danihilid
2nd person	nilid	nihilid	danihilid
3rd person	bilid
4th person (3o)	yilid
4th person (3a)	halid
Indefinite (3i)	alid

Derived terms

• łid yiiłgááh (“make a smoke signal”)
• jeełid
• níłchʼi díílidígíí (“carbon dioxide”)
• náátsʼíílid

See also

• dilid
• yidiłid

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Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German liod. Cognate with German Lied.

Pronunciation

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Noun

łīd n (plural łidyn, diminutive łidła)

1. song