Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-usiq}N
New orthography: -useq
Old orthography: -useĸ
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Geminating,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Left sandhi:

Apparently, some lexicalised words are formed irregularly from this affix, with drop of the /u/; especially if the stem ends in in /uu/.


Inflection

Declension pattern
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: s⇒tc

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography -utsi -usi
-useq
-utsip
-utsit
Phonemic orthography -utti -usi
-usiq
-utcip
-utcit

Notes on declension:

The stem displays regular gemination of /s/ to /tc/, spelt 'ts'. Hence, -useq becomes e.g. -utsip in ergative singular.


Meanings and examples

  • pisuuseq, way/manner of walking
  • inuuseq, way/manner of living

    Formed irregularly from {inuk}N + N{-u}V, 'to live/be alive' + V{-usiq}N with elision of the extra /u/.

  • pisuusia, his way/manner of walking

    With possessive ending N{-a}, 'his N'.


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