-yoh

yoh þoh Classical Nahuatl Pronunciation nci /ˈ-joʔ/ Suffix nci suffix nci added to nouns full of, covered in or with, made of, smelling of; designates a concrete thing that embodies or is invested with the qualities of another. Examples: nci xōchitl flower → nci xōchiyoh something flowery, full of flowers nci zacatl grass → nci zacayoh something grassy, covered with grass nci zoquitl mud, clay → nci zoquiyoh something muddy, covered with mud Usage notes This particle undergoes progressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that precedes it) in certain situations: After ch it becomes nci -choh nci ahhuachtli dew → nci ahhuachchoh something dewy, covered with dew After l it becomes nci -loh nci citlālin star → nci citlālloh something starry, full of stars After x it becomes nci -xoh nci nextli ashes → nci nexxoh something ashy, full of ashes After z it becomes nci -zoh nci eztli blood → nci ezzoh something bloody, covered with blood Derived terms nci Related terms nci -yo -yō Navajo Stem nv stem Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations: indent MOM nv -YOH (odor) nv -YOH (odor) nv -YOH (odor) CONT nv -YOH (odor) nv -YOH (odor) nv -YOH (odor) nv -YOH (odor) nv -YOH (odor) CURS nv -YOH (odor) |}