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General


Morphemic form: {nukəruaq}N
New orthography: nukeruaq, nukerussat
Proto-eskimoic root: nukəruq, nukəɣ
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description



Noun stem


Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Gemination
Gemination type: /ua/ => /ucca/ (gemination of unwritten consonant)
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography nukeruaq nukerussap nukerussat nukerussamut nukeruaa
Phonemic notation nukəruaq nukəruccap nukəruccat nukəruccamut nukəruaa

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
sinew
roots of a tree When used in plural, i.e. nukerussat.