Navajo edit

Etymology edit

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kóóh (imperfective stem of root -KWI, “to vomit”)

Verb edit

dikóóh

  1. he/she starts to vomit

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dishkóóh diikóóh dadiikóóh
2nd person díkóóh dohkóóh dadohkóóh
3rd person dikóóh dadikóóh
4th person jidikóóh dazhdikóóh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dékwi deekwi dadeekwi
2nd person díníkwi disookwi dadisookwi
3rd person deezkwi dadeezkwi
4th person jideezkwi dazhdeezkwi
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideeshkoh didiikoh dadidiikoh
2nd person didííkoh didoohkoh dadidoohkoh
3rd person didookoh dadidookoh
4th person dizhdookoh dazhdidookoh

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -kóóh
  • PERFECTIVE: -kwi
  • FUTURE: -koh
  • ITERATIVE: -koh
  • OPTATIVE: -kóóh