Details
General
Morphemic form: | V{sautə}N |
New orthography: | +saat |
Old orthography: | -saut |
Combinations: | Click here |
Constituents: | V{saq}V, V{-(cc)utə}N, |
Left sandhi: | Default,
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Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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Stem type: | tə-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a combination of V{saq}V, 'cause to Vb' and V{-(cc)utə}N, 'means to Vb', with the former adding a more causative element to the meaning.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{saq}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(cc)utə}N. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(cc)utə}N. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- anarsaat, laxative
[8]
From anarpoq, 'he defacates', so literally 'tool/means for causing (someone) to defacate.'
References
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.