Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {agləq}N |
| New orthography: | alleq, allerit |
| Old orthography: | agdleĸ, agdlerit |
| Sources: | [9, 12, 11] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
|
| Inflection sandhi: | Weakening,
|
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem denotes a long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis). According to Kleinschmidt [9], it is an onomatopoeia derived from the voice of the bird.
According to Schultz-Lorentzen [5], this stem is declined with weakening of /q/, but it is unclear why this should be the case, since the preceding vowel is a true /i/ and not a /ə/, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [16] (the root is {aɬɣiʀ} according to these authors). Thus, I have decided to record this stem as /agləq/, rather than /agliq/.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Weakening |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | aller | aller |
alleq
allerup
allerit
|
| Phonemic orthography | agləq | aglər |
agləq
aglərup
aglərit
|
Notes on declension:
The stem declines with up-declension and weakening according to Schultz-Lorentzen [5] and Ordbogeeraq [12].
Meanings and examples