Details

General

Morphemic form: N{tugə}V
New orthography: +tugaa, +tuginnippoq, +sugaa, +suginnippoq
Old orthography: -tugâ
Sources:
[10]
[13]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{tu}V, V{-gə}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
ə-eliding,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
ə-contraction,
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive
Valency change: None
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
nnək,
HTR stem: tugənnək,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of N{tu}V (have big) and V{-gə}V (consider). Hence, the meaning is 'Agent considers Patient to have (too) big N'. Note also the antonym N{-kigə}V.


Left sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

  • nerutugaa, he considers it too wide
    [10]

    From {nəru}N, 'width' (spatial noun stem). The nominal base is not recorded in any dictionary, but compare nerutuvoq, 'it is spacious, wide'.

  • akisugaa, he considers it too expensive
    [10]

    From aki, 'price', literally 'to have a small price'. The true /i/ in the stem causes /t/ to assibilate to /s/ by the t-to-s rule.