dildlóósh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
[edit]dildlóósh
- he/she starts to go on all fours, to creep along
- it starts to trot along (a quadruped)
- Shił dildlóósh. ― I start to ride along on it (a horse).
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishdlóósh | diildlóósh | dadiildlóósh |
| 2nd person | díldlóósh | dołdlóósh | dadołdlóósh |
| 3rd person | dildlóósh | dadildlóósh | |
| 4th person | jidildlóósh | dazhdildlóósh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déshdloozh | deeldloozh | dadeeldloozh |
| 2nd person | díníldloozh | dishoołdloozh | dadishoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | deeshdloozh | dadeeshdloozh | |
| 4th person | jideeshdloozh | dazhdeeshdloozh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshdlosh | didiildlosh | dadidiildlosh |
| 2nd person | didííldlosh | didoołdlosh | dadidoołdlosh |
| 3rd person | didooldlosh | dadidooldlosh | |
| 4th person | dizhdooldlosh | dazhdidooldlosh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh