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General


Morphemic form: V{(q)gusuk}N
New orthography: -rusuk, -kkusuk
Old orthography: -rusuk
Sources: [12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Variants: V{(q)gusuk}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Regular k-stem

Description and behaviour


Form and usage:

This is a nominal variant of V{(q)gusuk}V, 'want/desire to'. According to Schultz-Lorentzen [11], the meaning is 'want/desire'. Thus, the meaning seems equivalent to the combination V{(q)gusuk}V + V{nəq}N. It is not mentioned in newer dictionaries, and even Schultz-Lorentzen only gives a single example, so it is clearly not used productively.


Inflection


Declension pattern:

Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography -rusuk -rusu
-rusuk
-rusuup
-rusuit
Phonemic orthography (q)gusuk (q)gusu
(q)gusuk
(q)gusuup
(q)gusuit

Notes on declension:

The inflection is described in Ordbogeeraq [12]. It inflects like a regular k-stem with up-declension.


Meanings and examples


The meaning is equivalent to V{(q)gusuk}V + V{nəq}N.

  • perusoqanngilaq, he has no desire for anything [11]

    From the dummy base {pi}V, giving the pure meaning of the affix, and with N{-qaq}V, 'have' and V{ŋŋit}V, 'negation'.


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