Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ðuu}V |
| New orthography: | +tuuvoq, +suuvoq |
| Old orthography: | -tûvoĸ, -ssûvoĸ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{ðuq}N, N{-u}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
tð->ts,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a straightforward combination of intransitive participle V{ðuq}N and copula N{-u}V. This combination is only used with adjectival stems (which are all monovalent), hence there is no HTR-form.
The adjectival stems normally only describe a state of being relative to some specified context:
For example, {aŋə}V means 'Actor is big', but this may be understood as relative to other entities being described.
Piitaq angivoq means 'Piitaq is big', but it may only be relative to certain other people.
This affix changes the meaning to a more general, unchanging characteristic of the entity, so e.g. Piitaq angisuuvoq means 'Piitaq is big' in a general (non-context dependent) sense.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{ðuq}N. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{-u}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{-u}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- Piitaq angisuuvoq, Piitaq is big
As a more general/enduring quality.