Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {taknəq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | tanneq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | {takə}V + V{nəq}N |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
Comparative/superlative of {takə}V. This stem is a combination of {takə}V and V{nəq}N with elision of /ə/. This form is lexicalised, but the productive (regular) combination takineq is also possible.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Weakening |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | tanneq | tannerup | tannerit | tannermut | tannera | |
| Phonemic notation | taknəq | taknərup | taknerit | taknəqmut | taknəra |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| longest/smaller | ||
| the longest of the two clock-hands | This is used in time expressions with a verb constructed from a numeral + N{ŋŋuq}V 'become N', to tell the number of minutes to/past the hour, by stating what number the longest of the clock-hands points to. | Examples |