Details
General
Morphemic form: | V{-kasik}V |
New orthography: | -kasippoq |
Old orthography: | -kasigpoĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Variants: | N{-kasik}N, N{-kapsak}N, |
See also: | N{-kapsak}N, |
Left sandhi: | Truncative,
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Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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Stem type: | k-stem |
Diathesis: | None |
Valency change: | Preserving |
Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a verbal variant of the nominal affix N{-kasik}N.
The meaning is likewise a verbal variant of the nominal meaning, i.e. 'Subject
Vb badly; poorly' or some other, similarly negative adverb.
See the variant N{-kasik}N for a longer description of its meaning and usage.
Meanings and examples
Or some other, similarly negative adverb expressing dissatisfaction, disdain etc.
- ajukasippoq, it is really bad
[4]
Or 'awful', 'dreadful' etc., from ajorpoq, 'it is bad'.
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.