yiyiitsah

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Etymology

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

Verb

yiyiitsah

  1. it grasps it, clamps down on it (with teeth, beak, pliers)
    Náshdóítsoh léiʼ dibé yázhí yiztsahgo yił dah diilwod! ― A lion grabbed a lamb with its mouth and ran off!

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiistsah yiitsah deiitsah
2nd person yiitsah woohtsah daoohtsah
3rd person yiyiitsah dayiitsah
4th person jiitsah dajiitsah
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person sétsah siitsah dasiitsah
2nd person sínítsah sootsah dasootsah
3rd person yiztsah deiztsah
4th person jiztsah dajiztsah
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deestsah diitsah dadiitsah
2nd person díítsah doohtsah dadoohtsah
3rd person yidootsah deidootsah
4th person jidootsah dazhdootsah

Stem set

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