Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {miknəq}N |
| New orthography: | minneq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | mikə- |
| Constituents: | {mikə}V + V{nəq}N |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This stem is a combination of {mikə}V and V{nəq}N with elision of /ə/. This form is lexicalised, but the productive (regular) combination mikineq is also possible.
Noun stem
| 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 | minneq | minnerup | minnerit | minnermut | minnera | |
| Phonemic notation | miknəq | miknərup | miknerit | miknəqmut | miknəra |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| the smallest/smaller |