hodisxǫs

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ho- (space, area, things) + -di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)sǫs (neuter imperfective stem of root -SǪS, “glitter, sparkle”), with emphatic infix -x-

Verb[edit]

hodisxǫs

  1. the area glitters, sparkles

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

Related terms[edit]