adaakęęs

Etymology

ada- (downward) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier)-kęęs (momentaneous stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)

Verb

adaakęęs

  1. a slender stiff object falls or comes flying down from a height

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE adaakęęs
PERFECTIVE adáákę́ę́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 322