niłtsʼílí
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ni- (adjectival) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼílí (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSʼÍLÍ, “to be clear, crystalline”).
Verb
[edit]niłtsʼílí
- it is clear, pure, crystalline (as water)
- it is translucent (as a membrane)
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.