łeʼdilchʼííł
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Etymology edit
łe- (“into the ground”, from łeeh, contraction of łeezh “ground” + -iih “into”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chʼííł (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIL, “lightning strikes”).
Verb edit
łeʼdilchʼííł
- lightning is striking the ground
- Bił łeʼdilchʼííł. ― He is struck by lightning.
Usage notes edit
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | łeʼdilchʼííł |
PERFECTIVE | łeʼdoolchʼil |
FUTURE | łediʼdoochʼił |