yilzhood

Etymology

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-zhood (imperfective momentaneous stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “a bulky object moves”).

Verb

yilzhood

  1. it slides (completive)

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yilzhood
PERFECTIVE yilzhóód

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 787