-ʼÉÉL
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *ʔeˑtɬʼ ~ *ʊ̓ɬ (“plural subjects float or swim”).
Occurs in a very productive motion theme related to floating or sailing, but also occurs in a couple of unproductive bases related to the action of water (flush, sift, sweat, dissolve), and in a neuter theme (to droop or hang down).
Cognate root found in Ahtna ʼaetlʼ (“plural subjects swim”), with similar extended meanings, and in Lower Tanana 'atl.
Root
[edit]-ʼÉÉL
- to float
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | motion |
S floats |
S sails, rows O
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| ∅/ł | ? |
S dissolves moisture soaks S sweats |
S dissolves O |
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| ni + l | adjectival |
S droops |
Stem set
[edit]| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous/Continuative | -ʼeeł | -ʼéél | -ʼoł | -ʼoł | -ʼeeł |
| Continuative | -ʼoł | -ʼéél | -ʼoł | -ʼoł | -ʼeeł |
| Cursive | -ʼoł | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 177