Details

General


Morphemic form: N{(q)luinnaq}N
New orthography: +luinnaq, -rluinnaq
Proto-eskimoic root: l(l)u(C)aʀ-
Morpheme type: Nominal modifier
Left sandhi: Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative)
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form:

According to the CED, this affix is formed from a combination of {l(l)u(C)aʀ-} and {ŋinnaʀ(-)}, seemingly with a drop of /aʀ/. The latter morpheme is N{-innaq}N, so it declines like this, i.e. as a regular (strong) q-stem.


Noun stem


Stem type: Regular q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Regular
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography +(r)luinnaq +(r)luinnaap +(r)luinnaat +(r)luinnarmut +(r)luinnaa
Phonemic notation (q)luinnaq (q)luinnaup (q)luinnait (q)luinnaqmut (q)luinnaa

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
complete(ly) N