hodilzhíísh

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhíísh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”).

Verb

hodilzhíísh

  1. an era, time period, or season begins

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE hodilzhíísh
PERFECTIVE hodeeshzhiizh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 779
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