yikʼeed

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kʼeed (conclusive imperfective stem of root -KʼÉÉD, “to copulate”).

Verb[edit]

yikʼeed (transitive)

  1. he/she is having sex with him/her

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishkʼeed yiikʼeed deiikʼeed
2nd person nikʼeed wohkʼeed daahkʼeed
3rd person yikʼeed deikʼeed
4th person jikʼeed dajikʼeed
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person sékʼééd siikʼééd dasiikʼééd
2nd person síníkʼééd sookʼééd dasookʼééd
3rd person yizkʼééd deizkʼééd
4th person jizkʼééd dajizkʼééd
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshkʼił diikʼił dadiikʼił
2nd person dííkʼił doohkʼił dadoohkʼił
3rd person yidookʼił deidookʼił
4th person jidookʼił dazhdookʼił
ITERATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náshkʼiʼ néiikʼiʼ ńdeiikʼiʼ
2nd person náníkʼiʼ náhkʼiʼ ńdaahkʼiʼ
3rd person néíkʼiʼ ńdeikʼiʼ
4th person ńjíkʼiʼ ńdajikʼiʼ
OPTATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person wóshkʼeed wookʼeed daookʼeed
2nd person wóókʼeed woohkʼeed daoohkʼeed
3rd person yókʼeed dayókʼeed
4th person jókʼeed dajókʼeed

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼeed
  • PERFECTIVE: -kʼééd
  • FUTURE: -kʼił
  • ITERATIVE: -kʼiʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -kʼeed

Related terms[edit]