Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{nəqcau}V |
| New orthography: | +nersaavoq |
| Old orthography: | -nerssauvoĸ |
| Sources: | [7] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{nəq}N, N{caq}N, N{-u}V, |
| Variants: | V{nəqvau}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
ə-eliding,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency change: | None |
| Valency: | Monovalent,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is just a verbal form of superlative V{nəqcaq}N, created with N{-u}V. It is similar in meaning to V{nəqvau}V, i.e. 'the most Vb'ing', and the two can be used interchangeably, although V{nəqvau}V seems to be more common.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{nəq}N. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- Piitaq annersaavoq, Piitaq is the biggest