-TSʼÓÓZÍ

Navajo

Etymology

Cognate found in Chipewyan chʼude (“narrow”).

The stem of this root has variable shape, such as -tsʼóóz, -tsʼózí or -tsʼósí. Generally absolutive and comparative aspectual bases are not clearly distinguished.

Root

-TSʼÓÓZÍ

1. to be slender, slim, narrow

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	adjectival	S is slender, narrow (neuter perf.) hatsʼózí / honítsʼózí heetsʼóóz adiyootsʼóóz yadiitsʼóóz
ni + ł	adjectival	S is slender, narrow (neuter imperf.) áłtsʼózí / áłtsʼóózí / áłtsʼósí ↳áhoołtsʼóózí / áhoołtsʼózí

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUT / COMP / ABS	-tsʼóózí	-tsʼóózí	—	—	—

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Antonyms

to be wide:

• -TEEL

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼÓÓZÍ (slender)