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Etymology

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ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tsxaaz (neuter absolute stem of root -TSXAAZ, “to be big”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb

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nitsxaaz

  1. (absolute) he/she/it (animate object) is big, strong, thick, large, corpulent

Usage notes

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This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Neuter absolute (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nistsxaaz niitsxaaz daniitsxaaz
2nd person nítsxaaz nohtsxaaz danohtsxaaz
3rd person nitsxaaz danitsxaaz
4th person jítsxaaz dajítsxaaz

See also

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