Details
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. |