dildǫʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editdi- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dǫʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -DON, “to explode”).
Verb
editdildǫʼ
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.
Related terms
editNoun
editdildǫʼ
- tinkling (as the sound of a thin sheet of tin)