Details

General

Morphemic form: V{'-t(ə)}V
New orthography: -ppaa, -ssivoq
Old orthography: '-pâ, '-ssivoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V, V{ccut(ə)}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Geminating,
Right sandhi:
t(ə) sandhi,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: t(ə)-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive
Valency change: Increasing
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
ði,
HTR stem: '-cci,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a non-productive variant of V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V, found in a number of lexicalised words. See the entry for V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V for more usage examples and a description of the (regular) right-sandhi of t(ə)-stems.


Left sandhi:

The affix is truncative, and will cause gemination in the preceding stem, if possible.


Right sandhi:

Additive affixes and endings attach to /t/, but truncative affixes and endings attach to /ə/. See the variant V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V for a longer description of the general behaviour of t(ə)-stems.


Meanings and examples

The meanings are the same as for the productive variant V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V, so see this for further examples.

  • annippaa, he brings it out
    [4]

    From anivoq, 'he goes out'.

  • ingerlappaa, he drives it forward

    from ingerlavoq, 'it goes'.

  • (atuakkamik) pitsippaa, he buys (a book) for him

    From (atuakkamik) pisivoq, 'he buys (a book)', with gemination of /s/ in the stem.

  • atuffappaa, he reads for him

    From atuarpoq, 'he reads'. Note: the morphemic form is {atuvaq}V, so the geminating consonant is /v/, not otherwise audible/written between 'u' and 'a', but gemination here makes it appear as 'ff'.

  • takkuppoq, it appears/becomes visible

    From {taku}V, 'Agent sees Patient' with gemination of /k/ in the stem. The meaning is literally 'it makes itself be visible' with intransitive form without HTR.


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