jiilgish

Etymology

dzi- (away into distance) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-gish (semelfactive stem of root -GIZH, “to flash”).

Verb

jiilgish

  1. (Alternative semelfactive form of jiilgéésh) lightning flashes

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE jiilgish
PERFECTIVE jishgish
FUTURE jidoolgish