Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-kuluuq}N |
| New orthography: | -kulooq |
| Old orthography: | -kulôĸ |
| Sources: | [17, 19, 18] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | N{-kuluk}N + ? |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'a big N'. It appears to be an extension of N{-kuluk}N, although the relation to its meaning is unclear.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -kuluu | -kuluu | -kulooq, -kuluup, -kuluut, |
| Phonemic orthography | -kuluu | -kuluu | -kulooq, -kuluup, -kuluut, |
Notes on declension:
The declension is not documented anywhere, but in the absence of further examples, we shall assume that it is a p-declined weak q-stem, since that is the most common.
Meanings and examples
This may in particular be a South-West Greenlandic meaning.
- agiutikulooq, a big file
[19]
From agiut, 'file; rasp; fiddle bow'.
- eqalukulooq, a big, arctic char
[19]
- illukulooq, a big house
[19]
- qujanakulooq, many thanks; thank you very much
[19]