dinooltłʼizh

Etymology

dini- (“approximate color”) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼizh (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue, green”).

Verb

dinooltłʼizh

  1. he/she/it is bluish, greenish

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi).

perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person dineeshtłʼizh diniiltłʼizh dadiniiltłʼizh
2nd person dinííníltłʼizh dinoołtłʼizh dadinoołtłʼizh
3rd person dinooltłʼizh dadinooltłʼizh
4th person dizhnooltłʼizh dazhdinooltłʼizh

Note: unlike other dini- adjectives of approximate color, dootłʼizh and dinooltłʼizh are conjugated in the perfective.

See also

Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text)
     łigai      łibá
(dark gray: dinilzhin) 		     łizhin
             łichííʼ              łichxíʼí
(light orange: diniltsxo); dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh
(dark brown: dinilzhin) 		             łitso
(light yellow: diniltso); dinilgai
                          dinooltłʼizh,
chʼilgo dootłʼizh 		            
             dootłʼizhii              yágo dootłʼizh              dootłʼizh
             diłhiłgo dootłʼizh              tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh              dinilchííʼ
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