yiyiitsʼǫs
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Etymology[edit]
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼǫs (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to kiss”).
Verb[edit]
yiyiitsʼǫs
- he/she is kissing him/her/it once, is giving him/her/it a kiss
- he/she/it sucks once against a surface
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yiistsʼǫs | yiitsʼǫs | deiitsʼǫs |
2nd person | yiitsʼǫs | woohtsʼǫs | daoohtsʼǫs |
3rd person | yiyiitsʼǫs | dayiitsʼǫs | |
4th person | jiitsʼǫs | dajiitsʼǫs |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | sétsʼǫs | siitsʼǫs | dasiitsʼǫs |
2nd person | sínítsʼǫs | sootsʼǫs | dasootsʼǫs |
3rd person | yiztsʼǫs | deiztsʼǫs | |
4th person | jiztsʼǫs | dajiztsʼǫs |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deestsʼǫs | diitsʼǫs | dadiitsʼǫs |
2nd person | díítsʼǫs | doohtsʼǫs | dadoohtsʼǫs |
3rd person | yidootsʼǫs | deidootsʼǫs | |
4th person | jidootsʼǫs | dazhdootsʼǫs |
Verbal stems[edit]
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫs
- PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫs
- FUTURE: -tsʼǫs
- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫs
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫs
Related terms[edit]
- nánítsʼǫs (“to kiss her repeatedly”), (perfective nánétsʼǫ́ǫ́z, future ńdínootsʼǫs, iterative nínánítsʼǫs, optative nánótsʼǫǫs)