Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{(t)siiaq}N |
| New orthography: | -tsiiaq, +siiaq |
| Old orthography: | -tsîaĸ, -sîaĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{(t)sii}V + V{-ðaq}N |
| Left sandhi: | Default, Irregular |
| Right sandhi: | /aq/ drop |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'something awaited'. It is formed through combination of V{(t)sii}V and the non-productive, reduced variant of passive participle V{-ðaq}N, i.e. {aq}. Thus, this combination is non-standard and lexicalised.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{(t)sii}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-ðaq}N. See this for details.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -tsiia | -tsiia | -tsiiaq, -tsiiap, -tsiiat, |
| Phonemic orthography | (t)siia | (t)siia | (t)siiaq, (t)siiap, (t)siiat, |
Meanings and examples
- naatsiiaq, potato
[19]
From naavoq, 'it grows', so literally 'something one waits for to grow'
- qeritsiiaq, frozen storage
[19]
From qerivoq, 'it is frozen', so literally 'something one waits for to be frozen'.
- tikitsiiaq, someone awaited to arrive
[19]
- nillorsiiaq, something that has been set away to cool
[19]
- tippassiiaq, something set away to ferment (to give it a strong taste)
From tippappoq, 'it has begun to smell', literally 'something left to start smelling'. The base is {təkpak}V, so /ks/ assimilate.