dinooltłʼizh
Navajo
Etymology
dini- (“approximate color”) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼizh (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue, green”).
Verb
dinooltłʼizh
- he/she/it is bluish, greenish
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi).
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dineeshtłʼizh | diniiltłʼizh | dadiniiltłʼizh |
| 2nd person | dinííníltłʼizh | dinoołtłʼizh | dadinoołtłʼizh |
| 3rd person | dinooltłʼizh | dadinooltłʼizh | |
| 4th person | dizhnooltłʼizh | dazhdinooltłʼizh | |
Note: unlike other dini- adjectives of approximate color, dootłʼizh and dinooltłʼizh are conjugated in the perfective.
See also
| Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| łigai | łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin) | łizhin | ||
| łichííʼ | łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo) ; dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin) | łitso (light yellow: diniltso) ; dinilgai | ||
| dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh | ||||
| dootłʼizhii | yágo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizh | ||
| diłhiłgo dootłʼizh | tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh | dinilchííʼ | ||