Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-kiqluk}N
New orthography: -kerluk
Old orthography: -kerdluk
Sources:
[9]
[11]
[10]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-kit}V, N{(q)luk}N,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Regular k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix appears to be a non-standard combination of N{-kit}V, 'has small/few' and N{(q)luk}N, 'bad' (or 'poor', 'pathetic' etc.). The meaning is 'something that has small, bad N', or, according to Ordbogeeraq [11] , just -kitsoq, i.e. 'something that has small/few N'. The affix is not used productively, but may be found in some place-names.


Meanings and examples

The meaning 'bad' may sometimes not be present.

  • Atanikerluk,
    [10]

    From ataneq, 'connexion'. It denotes a place where a narrow stretch of land connects to another piece of land between two lakes.

  • atikerluk,
    [10]

    From {atə}N, 'area below'.