haaldóóh
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dóóh (imperfective stem of root -DO, “gas floats”).
Verb
haaldóóh
- it floats, drifts or sails up out through the air (smoke, a cloud, a balloon)
- Shił haaldo. ― I take off in a balloon. (lit. it floats up with me.)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | haaldóóh |
| PERFECTIVE | haaldo |
| FUTURE | hadooldoh |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -dóóh
- PERFECTIVE: -do
- FUTURE: -doh
- ITERATIVE: -doh
- OPTATIVE: -dóóh
Related terms
- chʼéldóóh
- iiłdóóh
- naaldo
- neiłdo
- yoołdoh