yiłtsééh

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsééh (imperfective stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɬt͡sʰéːh/

Verb

yiłtsééh

  1. it carries it clamped in teeth or beak to somewhere
    Yiih yiłtsééh. ― It puts it into it (with its teeth).
    Taah yiłtsééh. ― It puts it into water.

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person.

This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yiłtsééh
PERFECTIVE yíłtsaʼ
FUTURE yidoołtsah

Stem set

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsééh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsaʼ
  • FUTURE: -tsah
  • ITERATIVE: -tsah
  • OPTATIVE: -tsééh
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