násdǫ́ǫ́z
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“around”) + -si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, passive) + -zǫ́ǫ́z (neuter perfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).
Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.
Verb
[edit]násdǫ́ǫ́z
- (passive of néízǫ́ǫ́s) it is inside out
Usage notes
[edit]This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.