Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-usiq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -useq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | uciʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Nominaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Left sandhi:
Apparently, some lexicalised words are formed irregularily from this affix, with drop of the /u/; especially if the stem ends in in /uu/.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /s/ => /tc/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -useq | -utsip | -utsit | -utsimut | -usia | |
| Phonemic notation | -usiq | -utcip | -utcit | -utcimut | -usia |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| manner/way of Vb'ing | Examples |