Details

General

Morphemic form: V{ðuucaaq}V
New orthography: +tuusaarpoq, +suusaarpoq, -tsuusaarpoq
Old orthography: -tûssârpoĸ, -tsûssârpoĸ, -ssûssârpoĸ
Sources: [14, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{ðuq}N, N{-ucaaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
tð->ts,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a combination of intransitive participle V{ðuq}N and N{-usaaq}V, 'pretend to be N'. Thus, on t-stems, the combination /tð/ may yield 'ts'.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{ðuq}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • atortuusaarpaa, he pretends to be using it
  • kamattuusaarpoq, he pretends to be angry
  • ajunngitsuusaarpoq, he pretends to be alright
  • isiginngitsuusaarpoq, he pretends to not see him
  • asasuusaarpaa, he pretends to love her