Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ccusiq}N |
| New orthography: | -ssuseq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | uciʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Nominaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This morpheme is used to create abstract nouns from adjectival verb stems. According to the CED, this morpheme is related to V{-usiq}N, although the source of the /cc/ phonemes is not explained. It is often declined irregularly, with /i/ becoming /a/ before vowel-initial endings as if it were a /ə/, although this is not officially recognised as correct.
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /s/ => /tc/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
-ssuseq |
-ssutsip |
-ssutsit |
-ssutsimut |
-ssusia |
|
| Phonemic notation |
ccusiq |
ccutcip |
ccutcit |
ccutcimut |
ccusia |
|
Notes on declension:
This is the standard (officially correct) declination.
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Irregular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
-ssuseq |
-ssutsip |
-ssutsit |
-ssutsimut |
-ssusaa |
|
| Phonemic notation |
ccusiq |
ccutcip |
ccutcit |
ccutcimut |
ccusaa |
|
Notes on declension:
This is the irregular declination with both gemination and change of /i/ to /a/.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
|
| quality of Vb'ing |
Corresponding also to a host of suffixes in English such as -ness, -ance etc. |
Examples |