Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-viksuq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -vissorpoq, -issorpoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | V{-vik}V + V{tuq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
Straightforward combination of V{-vik}V and a non-productive, old morpheme V{tuq}V, where /t/ has been assibilated to /s/ because of the preceding true /i/.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Valency-preserving |
| Diathesis: | Unaltered (same as the stem) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Vb really | Or 'particularly', 'especially', 'absolutely' etc. When followed by the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V, the meaning becomes 'not particularly'. | Examples |