yiłtʼoʼ
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼoʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).
Verb
yiłtʼoʼ
- he/she is sucking it
- he/she is pumping it
- he/she is being breastfed by her; he/she is nursing on her
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼoʼ | yiiltʼoʼ | deiiltʼoʼ |
| 2nd person | niłtʼoʼ | wołtʼoʼ | daałtʼoʼ |
| 3rd person | yiłtʼoʼ | deiłtʼoʼ | |
| 4th person | jiłtʼoʼ | dajiłtʼoʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtʼóód | yiiltʼóód | deiiltʼóód |
| 2nd person | yíníłtʼóód | woołtʼóód | daoołtʼóód |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtʼóód | dayííłtʼóód | |
| 4th person | jííłtʼóód | dajííłtʼóód | |
Derived terms
- daʼałtʼoʼii
Related terms
- yiłtʼood
- yiyiiłtʼod