"yilʼis" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼis (progressive stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|yi-prog|a}} yi- (progressive), {{nv-prefix|3s}} ∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|l}} -l- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|yi-prog|3s|l}} yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-ʼis</i>}} -ʼis, {{nv-link-to-stem|-ʼis|progressive}} + -ʼis (progressive stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-ʼIZ</i>}} -ʼIZ, {{nv-link-to-root|-ʼIZ|step}} root -ʼIZ, “to step”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} yilʼis Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], yisʼis [first-person, progressive, singular], yiilʼis [duoplural, first-person, progressive], deíníilʼéés [first-person, plural, progressive], yílʼis [progressive, second-person, singular], wołʼis [duoplural, progressive, second-person], deínółʼéés [plural, progressive, second-person], yilʼis [duoplural, progressive, singular, third-person], deílʼéés [plural, progressive, third-person], joolʼis [duoplural, fourth-person, progressive, singular], dajílʼéés [fourth-person, plural, progressive]
  1. he/she/it is walking along lightly or quietly, stepping along softly Related terms: chʼélʼéés, dilʼéés, diʼis, iilʼéés, naalʼiz, siʼeez, yiyiiʼis, yiʼéés, yiʼiz

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "yi- (progressive)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "-l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog",
        "2": "3s",
        "3": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-ʼis</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ʼis",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ʼis",
        "2": "progressive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -ʼis (progressive stem of",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-ʼIZ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ʼIZ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ʼIZ",
        "2": "step"
      },
      "expansion": "root -ʼIZ, “to step”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼis (progressive stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yisʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiilʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deíníilʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yílʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "progressive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wołʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deínółʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yilʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deílʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joolʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajílʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yilʼis",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼIZ (step)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she/it is walking along lightly or quietly, stepping along softly"
      ],
      "id": "en-yilʼis-nv-verb-2rspQbKz",
      "links": [
        [
          "walking",
          "walk#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "stepping",
          "step#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "chʼélʼéés"
        },
        {
          "word": "dilʼéés"
        },
        {
          "word": "diʼis"
        },
        {
          "word": "iilʼéés"
        },
        {
          "word": "naalʼiz"
        },
        {
          "word": "siʼeez"
        },
        {
          "word": "yiyiiʼis"
        },
        {
          "word": "yiʼéés"
        },
        {
          "word": "yiʼiz"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yilʼis"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "a"
      },
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      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "-l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-ʼis</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ʼis",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ʼis",
        "2": "progressive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -ʼis (progressive stem of",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-ʼIZ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ʼIZ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ʼIZ",
        "2": "step"
      },
      "expansion": "root -ʼIZ, “to step”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼis (progressive stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yisʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiilʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deíníilʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yílʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "progressive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wołʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deínółʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yilʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deílʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joolʼis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajílʼéés",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yilʼis",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chʼélʼéés"
    },
    {
      "word": "dilʼéés"
    },
    {
      "word": "diʼis"
    },
    {
      "word": "iilʼéés"
    },
    {
      "word": "naalʼiz"
    },
    {
      "word": "siʼeez"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiyiiʼis"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiʼéés"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiʼiz"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼIZ (step)",
        "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she/it is walking along lightly or quietly, stepping along softly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "walking",
          "walk#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "stepping",
          "step#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yilʼis"
}

Download raw JSONL data for yilʼis meaning in Navajo (3.0kB)

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