Entry
‑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 |
| 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 |
| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
| Phonological Form | -nhotǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑nhotǫ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on composition:
This verb probably contains the noun root for 'door' (-nhow-), but the rest of its composition is unclear. |
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Examples of the entry
- hotinhotonhk hotihndihtihnen’
they had closed the door forcefully
See also:
- ‑nhotonw‑ / ‑nhotonyw‑
to open the door
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‑ Stem examples
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-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‑ Stem examples
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-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‑ Stem examples
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-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‑ Stem examples