-nhoton-Please note that any Wendat form with one or two hyphens attached to it is not a word. The hyphens indicate that the form must take a prefix, a suffix, or both, in order to create a full word in Wendat. Wendat forms with hyphens cannot be used on their own. |
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| Definition |
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| Part of Speech | verb root |
| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
| Phonological Form | -nhotǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-nhotǫ- |
| Verb Class | shift event verb with the definition to close the door transitive event verb with the definition to imprison someone, to close the door on someone |
| Verb Consequentiality | consequential |
| Notes |
Note on composition:
This verb probably contains the noun root for 'door' (-nhow-), but the rest of its composition is unclear. |
Verb stems
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-nhotonhk
Stem type: Habitual stemPronominal Prefixes:
Agent with the definitionto close the door
Transitive with the definitionto imprison someone, to close the door on someone
Composition
Orthography -nhoton- -hk Phonological Form -nhotǫ- -hk Interlinear gloss close.the.door.imprison hab Stem (verb) -nhoton- -hk Base (verb) -nhoton- Root (verb) -nhoton- -
-nhoton’
Stem type: Stative stemPronominal Prefixes:
Agent with the definitionto close the door
Transitive with the definitionto imprison someone, to close the door on someone
Composition
Orthography -nhoton- -’ Phonological Form -nhotǫ- -ʔ Interlinear gloss close.the.door.imprison stat Stem (verb) -nhoton- -’ Base (verb) -nhoton- Root (verb) -nhoton- -
-nhotonhk
Stem type: Stative past stemPronominal Prefixes:
Agent with the definitionto close the door
Transitive with the definitionto imprison someone, to close the door on someone
Composition
Orthography -nhoton- -’ -hk Phonological Form -nhotǫ- -ʔ -hk Interlinear gloss close.the.door.imprison stat past Stem (verb) -nhoton- -’ -hk Base (verb) -nhoton- Root (verb) -nhoton- Stem examples
- hotinhotonhk hotihndihtihnen’
they had closed the door forcefully
- hotinhotonhk hotihndihtihnen’
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-nhoton’
Stem type: Punctual stemPronominal Prefixes:
Agent with the definitionto close the door
Transitive with the definitionto imprison someone, to close the door on someone
Composition
Orthography -nhoton- -’ Phonological Form -nhotǫ- -ʔ Interlinear gloss close.the.door.imprison pnc Stem (verb) -nhoton- -’ Base (verb) -nhoton- Root (verb) -nhoton- -
-nhotonh
Stem type: Imperative stemPronominal Prefixes:
Agent Imperative with the definitionto close the door
Transitive Imperative with the definitionto imprison someone, to close the door on someone
Composition
Orthography -nhoton- -h Phonological Form -nhotǫ- -h Interlinear gloss close.the.door.imprison imp Stem (verb) -nhoton- -h Base (verb) -nhoton- Root (verb) -nhoton-