Details

General

Morphemic form: N{tusi}V
New orthography: +tusivoq
Old orthography: -tusivoĸ
Sources: [11, 12, 14]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{tu}V, V{si}V,
See also: N{tcuq}V, N{ttuq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
ə-eliding,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency change: None
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of N{tu}V, 'has big/much/many N' and the affix V{si}V 'become Vb'ing'. It denotes that 'Actor has gotten more/bigger N', or 'has increasing(ly)' or similar. It seems to be synonymous with the two affixes N{ttuq}V and N{tcuq}V, both of which also seem to have been formed with N{tu}V and a non-productive, geminating affix V{'-q}V which also denotes 'become'.


Left sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

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

  • initusivoq, it has become more spacious; its volume has increased [14]

    From ini, room.

  • inuttusivoq, more people have come [14]

    Or, more literally: 'there have come more people', in an avalent sense.

  • meqqortusivoq, it has gotten thicker fur [14]

    From meqqoq, 'fur/feather'.