l-

l-

1. (chemistry) deprecated notation for levorotatory (versus modern notation, (−)).

• IPA^(key): /l/

l-

1. Alternative form of il-

• Always used before a vowel sound, frequently also after a vowel sound. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Produced from an earlier combination of the two classifiers ł- + d-.

l-

2. the l- classifier or valence-change prefix, a detransitivizing prefix of active verbs that modifies the transitivity or valence and grammatical voice of a verb, and occurs in most passive, mediopassive, reflexive, and reciprocal verbs that are derived from verbs with a ł- classifier

   néíłtsááh ― he’s drying it (ná-yi-ł-tsááh)

   náltsááh ― it’s being dried (ná-l-tsááh)

• d-
• ł-
• ∅-

• IPA^(key): /l/

l-

1. Semantically empty, default root.