Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{sukni}N |
| New orthography: | +sunni |
| Old orthography: | -sungni |
| Sources: | [17, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | N{suk}N + N{nit}V |
| Variants: | N{suknit}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Vowel stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a nominal variant of N{suknit}V, 'smells of N'. It is not clear why the final /t/ has been dropped.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
Notes on declension:
The affix is presumably p-declined like other vowel-stems. However, there is no documentation of its inflection, so it is likely never used in inflected form. Thus, we do not give an inflection pattern.
Meanings and examples
- inussunni, a smell of people
[19]
From inuk, 'human'.
- naasorsunni, a scent of flowers
[19]
From naasoq, 'flower'.
- neqisunni, a smell/taste of meat
[19]
From neqi, 'meat'
- orsuutisinni, a smell of tar
[19]
From orsuut, 'tar'.