Details
General
Morphemic form: | V{msaaq}V |
New orthography: | -ssaarpoq |
Old orthography: | -vsârpoĸ |
Sources: |
[9]
[11]
[10]
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Combinations: | Click here |
Left sandhi: | Default,
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Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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Stem type: | q-stem |
Diathesis: | None |
Valency change: | Preserving |
Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a non-productive or only marginally productive affix. It does not appear in Oqaatsit [13] , possibly because it, due to the new orthography, has become indistinguishable from a different affix, V{ssaiq}V, with an entirely different meaning.
According to Kleinschmidt [9] , the meaning of the present affix is: 'Subject
Vb to/in a particularly high degree'.
It is mainly used with the verbal comparative/superlative affix V{nəru}V to further emphasise the superlative meaning; or, according to Kleinschmidt [9] , in combination with N{-qaq}V and followed by V{ŋŋit}V, although he only gives a single example of this.
Meanings and examples
- annerussaartoq, the greatest
[9]
Or maybe even: 'the greatest of the greatest'.
- qutsinnerussaartoq, the highest
[9]
Or maybe even: 'the highest of the highest'.
- silaqassaanngillat, they are not particularly intelligent; they behave stupidly
[9]
This is from an expression, silaqanngitsoq, 'someone who is stupid; unintelligent'.