-TSEII

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Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsaˑʼy (to be dry). Cognate root found in Ahtna naghaltsaay’ (they dried up).

Also spelt as -TSAII.

Root

-TSEII

  1. to be dry
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł adjectival

S is dry

hóółtseii
l transitional

S dries up

náháltsááh

S dries O up

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tsááh -tseii -tsih -tsih -tsááh
NEUT - -tseii - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dry:

 

Antonyms

wet:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSEII (dry)