naaldo
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -do (continuative imperfective stem of root -DO, “gas floats”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]naaldo
- it floats, drifts, sails about through the air (smoke, cloud, a balloon)
- Shił naaldo. ― I ride around in a balloon or on a cloud. (lit. it floats around with me.)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | naaldo |
| PERFECTIVE | naasdo |
| FUTURE | ndooldoh |
| ITERATIVE | nináldo |
| OPTATIVE | naoldoh |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -dóóh
- PERFECTIVE: -do
- FUTURE: -doh
- ITERATIVE: -doh
- OPTATIVE: -dóóh
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -DO (gas floats)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (∅/si) aspect