Details

General

Morphemic form: V{(l)luinnaq}V
New orthography: +luinnarpoq, -lluinnarpoq
Old orthography: -dluínarpoĸ
Sources: [19, 16]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{(l)luaq}V + V{-(g)innaq}V
Variants: N{(q)luinnaq}N
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Irregular
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving, Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Vb completely' or 'really' or 'totally' or 'utterly' or 'definitely' etc. It is formed through combination of V{(l)luaq}V and V{-(g)innaq}V, where the latter has caused a drop of /aq/ from V{(l)luaq}V.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(g)innaq}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

Or 'really' or 'totally' or 'utterly' or 'definitely' etc.

  • ajunngilluinnarpoq, it is really good

    Or 'definitely good', from {ajuq}V{ŋŋit}V, 'to be not-bad', i.e. 'to be good'.

  • ajorluinnarpoq, it is really bad
  • ajorluinnanngilaq, it is not entirely bad

    I.e., 'it is ok'. Note the difference in meaning, depending on where the negation V{ŋŋit}V occurs.

  • qasulluinnarpoq, he is exhausted

    From qasuvoq, 'he is tired', i.e. 'he is utterly tired'.

  • naammalluinnarpoq, it is completely sufficient

    Or 'it is exactly sufficient', 'it fits perfectly' etc.