Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {atnura(j)aq}N |
| New orthography: | annoraaq, annoraat, annorassat |
| Old orthography: | ánorâĸ, ánorât, ánorássat |
| Sources: | [22] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none, Geminating, Injection |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is anorak (from which this word is also borrowed, cf. the old orthography spelling ánorâĸ), i.e. a traditional type of clothing/over-coat.
Some older sources [14, 18, 8] describe that this stem may optionally inflect with gemination of an unwritten consonant, which becomes [cc]. We record this unwritten, geminating consonant as (j) in the present, morphemic form. Note however that according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [22], the reconstructed historical form is {atnuʀaaq}, so there is no historical indication/explanation of the source of this geminating consonant.
Inflection sandhi:
According to several sources [14, 18, 8], this stem displays irregular gemination of an unknown consonant in the stem, here indicated as (j), so /aa/ ⇒ /ajja/ ⇒ [acca]. However, according to Kleinschmidt [14] and Ordbogeeraq [18], it may alternatively also just decline like a weak q-stem without any gemination. We do not record this alternative declension here.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | j⇒cc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | annorassa | annoraa | annoraaq, annorassap, annorassat, |
| Old orthography | ánorássa | ánorâ | ánorâĸ, ánorássap, ánorássat, |
| Phonemic orthography | atnurajja | atnuraa | atnuraaq, atnurajjap, atnurajjat, |
Notes on declension:
This is the declension with gemination.
Meanings and examples
I.e. a traditional type of Inuit coat.