"yiyiitsah" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsah (semelfactive stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”) Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|3o|a}} y- (3rd person object prefix), {{nv-prefix|yi-semel}} -yi- (semelfactive), {{nv-prefix|3s}} -∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|∅}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|3o|yi-semel|3s|∅}} y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-tsah</i>}} -tsah, {{nv-link-to-stem|-tsah|semelfactive}} + -tsah (semelfactive stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-TSAʼ</i>}} -TSAʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-TSAʼ|grasp with teeth}} root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} yiyiitsah Inflection templates: {{nv-conj-auto|semel|y|∅|tsah|tsah|tsah}}, {{nv-conj|impf||y||yii|∅|tsah}}, {{nv-conj|perf||y||si|∅|tsah}}, {{nv-conj|fut||y||∅|∅|tsah}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], yiistsah [first-person, imperfective, singular], yiitsah [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], deiitsah [first-person, imperfective, plural], yiitsah [imperfective, second-person, singular], woohtsah [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], daoohtsah [imperfective, plural, second-person], yiyiitsah [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], dayiitsah [imperfective, plural, third-person], jiitsah [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], dajiitsah [fourth-person, imperfective, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sétsah [first-person, perfective, singular], siitsah [duoplural, first-person, perfective], dasiitsah [first-person, perfective, plural], sínítsah [perfective, second-person, singular], sootsah [duoplural, perfective, second-person], dasootsah [perfective, plural, second-person], yiztsah [duoplural, perfective, singular, third-person], deiztsah [perfective, plural, third-person], jiztsah [duoplural, fourth-person, perfective, singular], dajiztsah [fourth-person, perfective, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], deestsah [first-person, future, singular], diitsah [duoplural, first-person, future], dadiitsah [first-person, future, plural], díítsah [future, second-person, singular], doohtsah [duoplural, future, second-person], dadoohtsah [future, plural, second-person], yidootsah [duoplural, future, singular, third-person], deidootsah [future, plural, third-person], jidootsah [duoplural, fourth-person, future, singular], dazhdootsah [fourth-person, future, plural]
  1. it grasps it, clamps down on it (with teeth, beak, pliers) Related terms: yiłtsééh
    Sense id: en-yiyiitsah-nv-verb-exWFeE4D Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSAʼ (grasp with teeth), Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts, Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (semelfactive), Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier), Navajo verbs in the semelfactive (yii/si) aspect

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          "english": "A lion grabbed a lamb with its mouth and ran off!",
          "text": "Náshdóítsoh léiʼ dibé yázhí yiztsahgo yił dah diilwod!",
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        "it grasps it, clamps down on it (with teeth, beak, pliers)"
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          "grasp",
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          "clamp"
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          "word": "yiłtsééh"
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      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazhdootsah",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yiyiitsah",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "semel",
        "2": "y",
        "3": "∅",
        "4": "tsah",
        "5": "tsah",
        "6": "tsah"
      },
      "name": "nv-conj-auto"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "impf",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y",
        "4": "",
        "5": "yii",
        "6": "∅",
        "7": "tsah"
      },
      "name": "nv-conj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "perf",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y",
        "4": "",
        "5": "si",
        "6": "∅",
        "7": "tsah"
      },
      "name": "nv-conj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fut",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y",
        "4": "",
        "5": "∅",
        "6": "∅",
        "7": "tsah"
      },
      "name": "nv-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "yiłtsééh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSAʼ (grasp with teeth)",
        "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (semelfactive)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
        "Navajo terms with usage examples",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the semelfactive (yii/si) aspect"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A lion grabbed a lamb with its mouth and ran off!",
          "text": "Náshdóítsoh léiʼ dibé yázhí yiztsahgo yił dah diilwod!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it grasps it, clamps down on it (with teeth, beak, pliers)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "clamp",
          "clamp"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yiyiitsah"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-31 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (91e95e7 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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