Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-lit}V
New orthography: -lippoq
Old orthography: -lípoĸ, -ípoĸ
Sources: [13, 17, 16, 11]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative, /VC/ deleting
Right sandhi: tð⇒ts
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: t-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Monovalent

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a non-productive affix found in some lexicalised words. The meaning is 'Actor has reached N'.


Left sandhi:

Besides being /VC/ deleting (which is well-documented), Nielsen [11] also claims that the affix optionally may attach even onto possessive endings in some special cases, as if it were a derivational enclitic. However, none of the other dictionaries give examples of this, so this is presumably not regular behaviour for this affix, so we do not record it.


Right sandhi:

According to Ordbogeeraq [17], in combination with the intransitive participle V{ðuq}N, and the intransitive participial mood, /tð/ will yield 'ts'. For example,


Meanings and examples

  • nunalippoq, he has reached land; has reached the shore; has reached Greenland (after a journey at sea) [13]

    Lexicalised, from nuna, 'land'.

  • qaqqippoq, he has reached the top (of a mountain) [13]

    Lexicalised, from qaqqaq with deletion of the final /aq/.

  • sissippoq, he anchors at the beach [13]

    Lexicalised, from sissaq, 'beach' with deletion of the final /aq/.

  • isulippoq, he reaches the end (of something) [17]

    Lexicalised, from isu, 'end'.


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