dikʼą́

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Navajo

Etymology

di- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic)-kʼą́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -KʼĄĄD, “to tilt, slant”)

Verb

dikʼą́

  1. it is square, right-angled
    Bááh łikaní dikʼą́ągo.A squared piece of cake.
    tsinsitą́ dikʼą́a square mile
    adéesʼeez dikʼą́a square foot

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person.

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), third person only