nídon

Navajo

Etymology

ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -don (neuter perfective stem of root -DǪǪD, “to straighten up”).

Verb

nídon

1. it is taut, tight

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.

Related terms

• kʼédǫǫh
• kʼézdon