iiłtʼood

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).

Verb

iiłtʼood

1. he/she is sucking it away, pumping it away

   Yah iiłtʼood. ― He pumps it into an enclosure.

   Yóóʼ iiłtʼood. ― He pumps it away permanently, disposes of it by pumping it away.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iishtʼood	iiltʼood	adeiiltʼood
2nd person	aniłtʼood	oołtʼood	adaałtʼood
3rd person	iiłtʼood		adeiłtʼood
4th person	ajiłtʼood		adajiłtʼood

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ííłtʼóód	iiltʼóód	adasiiltʼóód
2nd person	ííníłtʼóód	oołtʼóód	adasoołtʼóód
3rd person	ayííłtʼóód		adeistʼóód
4th person	ajííłtʼóód		adajistʼóód

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeeshtʼoł	adiiltʼoł	adadiiltʼoł
2nd person	adííłtʼoł	adoołtʼoł	adadoołtʼoł
3rd person	iidoołtʼoł		adeidoołtʼoł
4th person	azhdoołtʼoł		adazhdoołtʼoł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
• PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
• FUTURE: -tʼoł
• ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
• OPTATIVE: -tʼood

Related terms

• chʼííłtʼood
• haiłtʼood
• yiłtʼoʼ
• yiltʼood
• yiłtʼood
• yiyiiłtʼod
• yoołtʼoł