Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-livik}N
New orthography: -livik, -sivik
Old orthography: -livik, -ivik
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-liq}V, V{'-vik}N,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Replacive,
/VC/ deleting,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Regular k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a lexicalised combination of N{-liq}V, 'equip with N' and V{'-vik}N, 'place where', resulting in the meaning 'container for N'. Note that V{'-vik}N in this case has not caused gemination in N{-liq}V.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{-liq}V. See this for details.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{'-vik}N. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{'-vik}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

Or 'place to keep/store N'

  • kaagilivik, cookie jar
    [8]

  • meqqusivik, container for needles
    [4]

    From {miqqutə}N, 'needle', with replacivity causing /təl/ ⇒ /s/.

  • aningaasivik, safe

    I.e., for storing money, from {aniŋaucaq}N, 'coin'. Here we see the affix having removed the final /VC/ from the stem.

  • qaannivik, kayak scaffold

    From {qajaq}N, 'kayak'. The affix has removed the final /VC/ from the stem, which has triggered compensatory gemination. See the entry for qajaq for details on this highly irregular gemination pattern.


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