caats

Ahtna

Root

caats

1. to melt, liquefy

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Conclusive	caes	caats	caes	caes
Customary	ces, ciis	ces, ciis	ces, ciis	ces, ciis
Onomatopoeia	caats	caats	caats	caats

Derived terms

• -caadzeʼ (“rendered fat”)
• cʼencaes (“cooked berries”)
• tacaes (“melted snow water”)
• tadełcaats

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 110-111