-KID
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kid"
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *qə̓t’ (“to slip, to slide”).
Root
-KID
- to slide
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | motion |
S slides |
S slides O
|
||||
| ł | positional |
S is in position (scale, gunsight) |
S keeps O in position |
2. to eat chunky object
| Theme | Category | Bases | + Unspec object | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + l | operative |
S eats O
|
S eats
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -keed | -kid | -kił | -kiʼ | -keed |
| DUR | -kid | -kid | -kił | -kiʼ | -kid |
| CONT | -kid | -kid | -kił | -kiʼ | -kid |
| NEU | — | -kid | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to slide:
to eat: