łitsxo
Navajo
Etymology
łi- (adjectival) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tso (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSOII, “to be yellow”), with emphatic infix -x-.
The łi- prefix appears to have originated historically from the -ł- classifier. When this prefix appears immediately in pre-stem position, it takes the shape of a -l- classifier.
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.
Łitsxo is on the yellower side of orange, as compared to łichxííʼ on the redder side of orange.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | łinistsxo | łiniitsxo | dałiniitsxo |
2nd person | łinítsxo | łinohtsxo | dałinohtsxo |
3rd person | łitsxo | daaltsxo | |
4th person | jiltsxo | dajiltsxo |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- diniltsxo (“light orange”)
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