niłtsʼílí

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (adjectival) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼílí (neuter imperfective stem of root -TSʼÍLÍ, “to be clear, crystalline”).

Verb

niłtsʼílí

it is clear, pure, crystalline (as water)
it is translucent (as a membrane)

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), third person only.

Derived terms

jaaʼniłtsʼílí

Related terms

niłtsʼį́į́l

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