-DLOOZH

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dlu̓ž (“quadruped trots”). Occurs only in Southern Athabaskan languages.

Root

-DLOOZH

  1. to go on all four, to creep, to trot (a horse)
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l motion

S goes on all four
l positional

S is on all four

yishdloozh (NEUT)
l

S gets on hands and knees

S sets O on all four

  • yiiłdlóósh

Usage notes

Each entry can appear in the unspecified subject person with preposed P-ił (“with P”), expressing the motion of P riding (a horse), ex:

Shił aldlóósh (from yildlóósh). ― I ride (a horse).
Shił chʼéʼéldlóósh (from chʼéldlóósh). ― I ride out horizontally (on a horse).

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -dlóósh -dloozh -dlosh -dlosh -dlóósh
CONT -dloosh -dloozh -dlosh -dlosh -dloosh
NEUT - -dloozh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to trot:

to creep:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLOOZH (go on all four)

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