niłtsʼílí

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼílí (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSʼÍLÍ, “to be clear, crystalline”).

Verb

niłtsʼílí

1. it is clear, pure, crystalline (as water)
2. it is translucent (as a membrane)

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.

Derived terms

• jaaʼniłtsʼílí

Related terms

• niłtsʼį́į́l