dildlóósh
Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
dildlóósh
- he/she starts to go on all fours, to creep along
- it starts to trot along (a quadruped)
- Shił dildlóósh. ― I start to ride along on it (a horse).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishdlóósh | diildlóósh | dadiildlóósh |
| 2nd person | díldlóósh | dołdlóósh | dadołdlóósh |
| 3rd person | dildlóósh | dadildlóósh | |
| 4th person | jidildlóósh | dazhdildlóósh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déshdloozh | deeldloozh | dadeeldloozh |
| 2nd person | díníldloozh | dishoołdloozh | dadishoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | deeshdloozh | dadeeshdloozh | |
| 4th person | jideeshdloozh | dazhdeeshdloozh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshdlosh | didiildlosh | dadidiildlosh |
| 2nd person | didííldlosh | didoołdlosh | dadidoołdlosh |
| 3rd person | didooldlosh | dadidooldlosh | |
| 4th person | dizhdooldlosh | dazhdidooldlosh | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh
Related terms
- chʼéldlóósh
- haaldlóósh
- iildlóósh
- kʼéldlóósh
- yildlóósh
- yíldlóósh
- yildlosh
- yisdáldlóósh