Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-iqniaq}N
New orthography: -erniaq, -arniaq, -verniaq
Old orthography: -erniaĸ
Sources: [14]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-iq}V, V{niaq}N,
Variants: N{-iqniaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
/aq/ deleting,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Geminating,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is just a nominal variant of N{-iqniaq}V, meaning 'one who sells N'. Hence, it is semantically equivalent to the combination N{-iqniaq}V{ðuq}N, i.e. -erniartoq.


Meanings and examples

Or 'someone who will sell N'.

  • neqaarniaq, butcher

    Literally 'one who sells meat'. From {nəqə}N, 'meat'.