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