-TSIZ
Navajo
Etymology
Possibly from two different stems, later confused, mainly Proto-Athabaskan *tsəz (“to become extinguished”) and Proto-Athabaskan *tsa̓z (“to be apprehensive, fearful”).
Compare also -TSEED (“sink, soak”), which may be cognate with this root.
Root
-TSIZ
- 1. to become extinguished, die out
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ni + ∅ | ? | S goes out, turns off, stops working | S turns O off, extinguishes O | ||||
| si + ni + d | ? | S is absorbed, sinks in water |
- 2. to be nervous, apprehensive, quivery
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di + ni + ∅ | adjectival | S is nervous, quivery, trembly |
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -tséés | -tsiz | -tsis | -tsis | -tséés |
| CONCL | -tseed | -tsiz | -tsis | -tsis | -tséés |
| NEUT | -tsiz / -tsxiz | - | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to die:
to extinguish:
to sink:
to be nervous, trembly: