Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-aqcuk}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -arsuk, -varsuk |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | aʀẑuk |
| Constituents: | N{-aq}N + N{cuk}N |
| Variants: | V{-aqcuk}V |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
A (productive) affix formed from a combination of the two non-productive affixes N{-aq}N and N{cuk}N.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -arsuk | -arsuup | -arsuit | -arsummut | -arsua | |
| Phonemic notation | -aqcuk | -aqcuup | -aqcuit | -aqcukmut | -aqcua |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| poor, useless N | Also 'pathetic', 'bad' etc., sometimes with connotations of 'small'. It can also be used in an endearing sense with names. | Examples |