Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {tuutlək}N |
| New orthography: | tuullik |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | tu(C)utləɣ |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Strong k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Weakening |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
tuullik |
tuullingup |
tuullingit |
tuullimmut |
tuullinga |
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| Phonemic notation |
tuutlək |
tuutləŋup |
tuutləŋit |
tuutləkmut |
tuutləŋa |
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Notes on declension:
This stem declines with weakening of /k/, according to Schultz-Lorentzen (1951), but may alternatively decline as an ordinary k-stem.
| 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 |
tuullik |
tuulliup |
tuulliit |
tuullimmut |
tuullia |
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Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
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| great northern diver (common loon) |
a type of bird |
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