yisdáldlóósh

Navajo

Etymology

yisdá- (“to safety”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).

Verb

yisdáldlóósh

1. he/she is escaping to safety on all fours, creeping the safety
2. it is trotting to safety (a quadruped)

   Shił yisdááshdloozh. ― I rode to safety on it (a horse).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdáshdlóósh	yishdéiildlóósh	yishdádeiildlóósh
2nd person	yishdáníldlóósh	yishdáłdlóósh	yishdádaałdlóósh
3rd person	yishdáldlóósh		yishdádaaldlóósh
4th person	yishdájíldlóósh		yishdádajildlóósh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdááshdloozh	yishdéiildloozh	yishdádeiildloozh
2nd person	yishdéíníldloozh	yishdáoołdloozh	yishdádaoołdloozh
3rd person	yishdááldloozh		yishdádaashdloozh
4th person	yishdájooldloozh		yishdádajishdloozh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdádeeshdlosh	yishdádiildlosh	yishdádadiildlosh
2nd person	yishdádííldlosh	yishdádoołdlosh	yishdádadoołdlosh
3rd person	yishdádooldlosh		yishdádadooldlosh
4th person	yishdázhdooldlosh		yishdádazhdooldlosh

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -dlosh
• OPTATIVE: -dlóósh

Related terms

• chʼéldlóósh
• dildlóósh
• haaldlóósh
• iildlóósh
• kʼéldlóósh
• yildlóósh
• yíldlóósh
• yildlosh