łitsxo
Navajo
editEtymology
editłi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (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.
Verb
editłitsxo
- he/she/it is orange (color)
- Díí nidaashchʼąąʼígíí éí łitsxo.
- This color is orange.
Usage notes
editThis 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
editParadigm: 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
editDerived terms
edit- diniltsxo (“light orange”)
See also
editNoun forms:
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with łi-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOII (yellow)
- Navajo terms infixed with -x- (emphatic)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- nv:Colors