dzel

See also: dzeļ, dzél, and dzeł

Ahtna

Etymology 1

Root

dzel

1. to chop

   Synonyms: kaatlʼ, tsaetlʼ

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Semelfactive	dzeł	dzeł	dzeł	dzeł
Consecutive	dzel	dzel	dzel	dzel
Momentaneous	dziił	dzel	dzeł	dziił
Directive	dziił	dziił	dziił	dziił
Customary	dzeł	dzeł	dzeł	dzeł

Derived terms

• dghalnesi kadadzeli (“cube sugar”)
• dziił ceneʼ (“chopping block”)
• nenʼ uʼeł kandedzeli (“hoe”)
• yudziił (“he/she is chopping at it”)

Etymology 2

Compare Navajo -DZIL (“to be strong, firm”).

Root

dzel

1. to be thick

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	dzel	dzel	dzel	dzel
Transitional	dziil	dziil	dziil	dziil

Derived terms

• deldzel (“it is thick”)
• niłʼedaghaldzel (“they are equally thick”)

Etymology 3

From or related to dzeł (“shelf”).

Root

dzel

1. a shelf is in position

Derived terms

• datneldzel (“a shelf is elevated”)
• ketnildzel (“a shelf is against a place”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 171

Latvian

Verb

dzel

1. inflection of dzelt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative