niłtsʼílí
Navajo
editEtymology
editni- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼílí (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSʼÍLÍ, “to be clear, crystalline”).
Verb
editniłtsʼílí
- it is clear, pure, crystalline (as water)
- it is translucent (as a membrane)
Usage notes
editThis verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.