Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-kulak}N |
| New orthography: | -kulak |
| Old orthography: | -kulak |
| Sources: | [13, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{-kutlak}N |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Regular k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is mentioned in Kleinschmidt [13] and Schultz-Lorentzen [16] as a variant of N{-kutlak}N with the same meaning, i.e. 'a clumsy/ugly N'.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -kulak | -kula | -kulak, -kulaap, -kulaat, |
| Phonemic orthography | -kulak | -kula | -kulak, -kulaup, -kulait, |
Notes on declension:
The inflection is not documented in any dictionary, but presumably it inflects like a regular, up-declined k-stem. This assumption is based on the fact that this affix appears to be a variant of N{-kutlak}N, which is regular and up-declined according to Ordbogeeraq [17].
Meanings and examples
There are no examples in Kleinschmidt [13] or Schultz-Lorentzen [16]; the examples are given for the variant N{-kutlak}N instead.