dikʼą́

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

di- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼą́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -KʼĄĄD, “to tilt, slant”)

Verb[edit]

dikʼą́

  1. it is square, right-angled
    Bááh łikaní dikʼą́ągo. ― A squared piece of cake.
    tsinsitą́ dikʼą́ ― a square mile
    adéesʼeez dikʼą́ ― a square foot

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only

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