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uufíthva / uufíthvu- to swim
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6298 | revised Oct 31 2014
uufíthva / uufíthvu- • V • to swim
Derivatives (2)
ufithváram "swimming pool"
ufithvávaas "swimsuit"
Source: WB 1478, p.390
Note: Never used with directionals; cf. ikpuh '(sg) to swim', ihpuh '(two) to swim', ihtak- '(pl) to swim'.
- úuth ukráamak u'uufíthvuti. He was swimming out in the lake. [Reference: KV]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (2)