Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-kapsak}N
New orthography: -kassak
Old orthography: -kavsak
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{-kasik}N, V{-kasik}V,
See also: V{-kasik}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Regular k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'a bad; poor; despicable; ... etc. N'. N{kapsak}N is the common form of this affix in North Greenland, whereas the variant N{-kasik}N is more common in the rest of West Greenland. See the variant N{-kasik}N for a more detailed description of its meaning and usage.


Inflection

Declension pattern
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Notes on declension:

The declension is not documented anywhere but it is presumably regular with up-declension. The affix seems to be seldom used outside of the absolutive singular, so we omit the declension pattern.


Meanings and examples

It can be used to signal modesty with one's own possessions. With names, the meaning can either be disdain or (ironically) endearment. The meaning is the same as the variant V{-kasik}V, so see this for examples.


References