dikʼǫsh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“sensory”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼǫsh (imperfective stem of root -KʼǪSH, “to be sour, spoiled”).
Verb
[edit]dikʼǫsh
- (imperfective) it spoils, it turns sour
- (perfective) it is spoiled, rotten, soured
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | dikʼǫsh |
| PERFECTIVE | dííkʼǫsh |
| FUTURE | didookʼǫsh |
Related terms
[edit]- díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh (ni-perfective neuter)