Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{taq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +taq, +saq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | taʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | +taq | +tap | +tat | +tamut | +taa |
Most commonly used with possessive endings.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| part/member of N | This is a so-called partitive affix, used to denote that an N (to which this affix is added) is a part of some larger whole. With inanimate objects this affix may also be translated as 'consists of N', if N e.g. is a type of material. | Examples |