Details

General

Morphemic form: V{(n)niit}V
New orthography: +niippoq, -nniippoq, +niitsoq, -nniitsoq
Old orthography: -nĩpoĸ
Sources: [13, 17, 16]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{(n)niq}V + V{-it}V
See also: V{(n)niq}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s), tð⇒ts
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Preserving, Subject decreasing

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of V{(n)niq}V, which is a non-productive morpheme used to derive a number of frequent, adjectival stems; and V{-it}V, 'is un-Vb'ing', which inverts the meaning of the stem. All stems derived with the former affix can be negated with the latter, thus giving the present combination. However, as V{(n)niq}V is non-productive, so is the present combination.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-it}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

When used with a 3sg/4sg ending without an explicit Subject, the meaning may also be avalent: 'it is bad/awful to Vb'.

  • tusarniippoq, it is awful to hear; it sounds awful [16]

    From tusarpaa, 'he listens to it'.

  • inussiarniippoq, he is unfriendly [16]

    Compare inussiarnerpoq, 'he is friendly'.

  • nuanniippoq, it is boring [17]

    Compare nuannerpoq, 'it is enjoyable'.

  • pinniippoq, he is ugly [17]

    Compare pinnerpoq, 'he is beautiful'.


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