Details

General

Morphemic form: N{taaq}V
New orthography: +taarpoq, +saarpoq
Old orthography: -târpoĸ, -sârpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{taaq}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency change: None
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Actor has gotten a new N'. There is also a nominal variant of this affix, N{taaq}N, meaning simply 'new N'.


Meanings and examples

  • meerartaarpoq, he has gotten a child
  • illutaarpugut, we have gotten a new house
  • savissaarpunga, I have gotten a new knife

    With assibilation of /t/ to /s/ because of the preceding /i/ (the stem is {savik}N)


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