Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-vaaq}V
New orthography: -vaarpoq, -aarpoq
Old orthography: -vârpoĸ
Sources: [17, 19]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix denotes 'Subject Vb greatly' or some similar strengthener. It is apparently not mentioned independently in older dictionaries, such as Kleinschmidt (1871) or Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), but it appears in lexicalised combinations with other affixes.


Meanings and examples

  • angivaarpoq, it is very big [19]

    From angivoq, 'it is big'.

  • pisaqavaarpoq, he had a very good catch [19]

    From pisaqarpoq, 'he has caught something', so literally 'he greatly caught (something)', implying that he caught a lot.

  • orluaarpoq, he fell really hard [19]

    From orluvoq, 'he falls'.