hodisxǫs

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + sǫs (neuter imperfective stem of root -SǪS, “glitter, sparkle”), with emphatic infix -x-

Verb

hodisxǫs

1. the area glitters, sparkles

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

Related terms

• disxǫs