łóóʼ
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "loo"
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ (“fish, Alaskan whitefish”).[1] Compare Ahtna łukʼae, South Slavey łue, Chipewyan łue, Beaver lhuuge, Kaska łūge, Gwich'in łuk, Southern Carrier lhook, Southern Tutchone łu, Sekani lhoowe, Tahltan łuwe, Chilcotin lhuy, Hän łuk, Hupa ło:q', Tolowa lhuk.
Noun
[edit]łóóʼ
Inflection
[edit]singular | duoplural | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | shíłóóʼ | nihíłóóʼ | danihíłóóʼ |
2nd person | níłóóʼ | nihíłóóʼ | danihíłóóʼ |
3rd person | bíłóóʼ | ||
4th person (3o) | yíłóóʼ | ||
4th person (3a) | háłóóʼ | ||
Indefinite (3i) | áłóóʼ |
Derived terms
[edit]- jélii łóóʼ (“jellyfish”)
- łóóʼ adishishí (“skate, stingray”)
- łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí (“swordfish”)
- łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (“cephalopod”)
- łóóʼ bigaan neeznání (“squid”)
- łóóʼ bigaan tseebíí (“octopus”)
- łóóʼ bitsʼaʼí bigaanłání (“nautilus”)
- łóóʼ bigháhootʼíní (“glassfish”)
- łóóʼ bitsʼaʼ dahólónígíí (“shellfish”)
- łóóʼ hashkéhé (“shark”)
- łóóʼ ooshgę́ęzhii (“cartilaginous fish”)
- łóóʼtsoh (“whale”)
- naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ (“eel”)