-LID

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lid"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ləd (“to burn, smoke”). Compare Navajo łid (“smoke”).

Root

-LID

1. to burn, smoke
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł) Passive bases (O + d)
(di) + ∅ ? S burns, smoulders
↳ hodilid
 S burns O, smokes O
↳ hodiłid
↳ íʼdiiłííd
 S is burned

 

↳ íʼdiidlííd
2. to melt
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
yi + d ? S melts
3. to be lustrous, glossy, shiny
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + ∅ adjectival S is lustrous, shiny

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -lííd -lid -lił -liʼ -lííd
CONT -lid -lid -lił -liʼ -lid
NEUT -lid -lííd — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to burn:

to melt:

to be lustrous, glossy, shiny:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (burn)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (melt)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (lustrous)

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