Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {atəq}N |
| New orthography: | ateq, aqqit |
| Old orthography: | ateĸ, arĸit |
| Sources: | [10, 13, 16] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
|
| Inflection sandhi: | Metathesis,
|
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem means 'name'. It has some very common usages, especially the following:
- qanoq ateqarpit?, 'what is your name?', literally 'how do you have name?'
- N-mik ateqarpunga, 'my name is N', using the instrumental case to modify the stem incorporated by N{-qaq}V.
- N-mik atilik, '(something) named N', or '(something) with the name N', using the instrumental case to modify the stem incorporated by N{-lək}N.
Inflection sandhi:
The stem normally inflects with metathesis, i.e. aqqit, aqqa etc. However, younger speakers may alternatively inflect it as a weak q-stem , and thus say e.g. atit, atia instead. This is not considered correct, and I therefore do not record this alternative inflection.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | ater | aqq |
ateq
aqqup
aqqit
atii
|
| Phonemic orthography | atəq | atq |
atəq
atqup
atqit
atii
|
Notes on declension:
Note also the special, archaic absolutive 4sg/sg possessive form atii with the variant ending N{-i}, where /ə/ does not become [a]. Apparently, this ending can remove the final /q/, just like e.g. a truncative affix might, and in these cases /ə/ does not alternate with [a], since it 'already has' taken the sound [i]. Similarly, with e.g. N{-u}V we also get atiuvoq.
According to Schultz-Lorentzen's grammar [5], this stem can also be ip-declined (i.e. aqqip instead of aqqup). However, this does not seem to be the preferred pattern today, so I do not record this pattern.