Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ccutə}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -ssut |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | -un |
| Variants: | V{-(cc)utə}N, V{'-tə}N |
| Morpheme type: | Nominaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This affix is a variant of V{-(cc)utÉ™}N with the more narrow meaning of 'cause/reason for Vb'ing'. It is generalised from the form following /VV/, i.e. where /cc/ appears, and this variant is then used on all stem types.
Declension information
| Stem type: | tə-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -ssut | -ssutip | -ssutit | -ssutimut | -ssutaa | |
| Phonemic notation | ccutə | ccutəp | ccutət | ccutəmut | ccutəa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| cause for Vb'ing | Or 'reason for Vb'ing'. | Examples |