Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aqviqsanələk}N |
| New orthography: | arfersanillit |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | aʀvin(ə)ləɣ |
| Constituents: | {aqviqsanəq}N + N{-lək}N |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This stem is a combination of {aqviqsanəq}N and N{-lək}N, and thus it inherits the peculiar declension sandhi of the latter, although this stem is only used with plural endings, which makes this less apparent.
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | ip-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Limited metathesis (only in ERG.sg and pl) |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | arfersanillit | arfersanilimmut | arfersanilia | |||
| Phonemic notation | aqviqsanəklit | aqviqsanələkmut | aqviqsanələa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| sixteen | This is the quantity sixteen, used whenever speaking of a quantity of sixteen items. For the numeral, see {aqviqsanəq}N. This quantity is naturally plural, so it is only used with plural endings. | Examples |