násdǫ́ǫ́z

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ná- (around) + -si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, passive)-zǫ́ǫ́z (neuter perfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.

Verb[edit]

násdǫ́ǫ́z

  1. (passive of néízǫ́ǫ́s) it is inside out

Usage notes[edit]

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.

Related terms[edit]