disxǫs

Navajo

Etymology

di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -sǫs (neuter imperfective stem of root -SǪS, “to glitter, sparkle”), with emphatic infix -x-

Verb

disxǫs

1. it glitters, sparkles

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only

Related terms

• hodisxǫs

Noun

disxǫs

1. glittering