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General

Morphemic form: N{tcuq}V
New orthography: -tsorpoq
Old orthography: -tsorpoĸ
Sources: [12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{tu}V, V{'-q}V,
Variants: N{ttuq}V,
See also: N{tusi}V,
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 origin of this affix is unexplained in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, but its meaning is apparently synonymous with the meaning of N{ttuq}V, i.e. 'Actor has gotten more/bigger N'. That affix is formed through a combination of N{tu}V, 'has big/many' and the geminating affix V{'-q}V, 'becomes Vb'ing', which has caused the initial /t/ to double to /tt/. I assume the present affix is simply a variant form of the other, with the geminate /t/ here having become /tc/, i.e. 'ts', rather than /tt/. See also N{tusi}V with a similar meaning.


Meanings and examples

Or 'Actors N has increased in size/quantity' or similar.

  • akitsorpoq, it is getting more expensive [11]

    From aki, 'price', so literally 'it is getting a bigger price'. From this we also get akitsorneq, 'price increase', with abstract participle V{nəq}N.

  • sivitsorpoq, it becomes lengthy [11]

    The base does not seem to exist as an independent stem, but compare e.g. sivisooq, 'lengthy'.