honinééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ho- (“space, area, things”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to win”).
Verb
[edit]honinééh
- to lose (a competition, race, war, etc.)
Conjugation
[edit]| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | honinééh |
| PERFECTIVE | honeezná |
| FUTURE | hodínóonééł |
| ITERATIVE | náhoniʼnééh |
| OPTATIVE | honónééł |
References
[edit]- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 455.