Details

General


Morphemic form: V{msaaq}V
New orthography: -ssaarpoq
Old orthography: -vsârpoĸ
Sources:
[9]
[11]
[10]
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

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'.