ádin

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See also: adin, Adin, adin', adın, Adın, adɨŋ, ad in, and ádɨŋ
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Etymology

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ʼá- (thematic) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-din (neuter imperfective stem of root -DĮĮD, “to disappear”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ádin

  1. there is nothing, there is none
    dibé nihee ádinwe have no sheep
    shee ádinI have none; I have none of it; I don’t have it
  2. he/she/it is absent
  3. he/she/it is deceased, extinct
    Hastiin R. C. Gorman yę́ę ádin.
    Mr. R. C. Gorman has died/passed away.

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)

NEUTER IMPF. singular duoplural plural
1st person áníshdin ániidin ádaniidin
2nd person ánídin ánóhdin ádanohdin
3rd person ádin ádaadin
4th person ájídin ádajídin

Verbal stems

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  • IMPERFECTIVE: -dįįh
  • NEUTER IMPERFECTIVE: -din
  • PERFECTIVE: -dįįd
  • FUTURE: -dįįł
  • ITERATIVE: -dįįh

Derived terms

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Numeral

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ádin

  1. zero

Synonyms

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