ootsą́

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tsą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -TSĄĄD, “to be pregnant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /òːt͡sʰɑ̃́/

Verb

ootsą́

  1. there is a pregnancy
  2. (with ) he is going to be a father
    Shá ootsą́I am going to be a father.

Usage notes

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

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only

Noun

ootsą́

  1. pregnancy