yisdáldlóósh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yisdá- (“to safety”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
[edit]yisdáldlóósh
- he/she is escaping to safety on all fours, creeping to safety
- it is trotting to safety (a quadruped)
- Shił yisdááshdloozh. ― I rode to safety on it (a horse).
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdáshdlóósh | yishdéiildlóósh | yishdádeiildlóósh |
| 2nd person | yishdáníldlóósh | yishdáłdlóósh | yishdádaałdlóósh |
| 3rd person | yishdáldlóósh | yishdádaaldlóósh | |
| 4th person | yishdájíldlóósh | yishdádajildlóósh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdááshdloozh | yishdéiildloozh | yishdádeiildloozh |
| 2nd person | yishdéíníldloozh | yishdáoołdloozh | yishdádaoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | yishdááldloozh | yishdádaashdloozh | |
| 4th person | yishdájooldloozh | yishdádajishdloozh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdádeeshdlosh | yishdádiildlosh | yishdádadiildlosh |
| 2nd person | yishdádííldlosh | yishdádoołdlosh | yishdádadoołdlosh |
| 3rd person | yishdádooldlosh | yishdádadooldlosh | |
| 4th person | yishdázhdooldlosh | yishdádazhdooldlosh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh