Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aqvinələk}N |
| New orthography: | arfinillit |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | aʀvin(ə)ləɣ |
| Constituents: | {aqvak}N + N{-li}V + V{nəq}N + N{-lək}N |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This stem is a combination of {aqvinəq}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 | arfinillit | arfinilimmut | arfinilia | |||
| Phonemic notation | aqvinəklit | aqvinələkmut | aqvinələa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| six | This is the quantity six, used whenever speaking of a quantity of six items. For the numeral, see {aqvinəq}N. This quantity is naturally plural, so it is only used with plural endings. | Examples |