Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {iəgaq}N |
| New orthography: | iigaq, iikkat |
| Old orthography: | îgaĸ, îgkat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to Kleinschmidt [13], the meaning of this stem is 'wall', or 'wall covering'. Nowadays, it is especially used of the interior walls in a house.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | g⇒kk |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | iikka | iiga | iigaq, iikkap, iikkat, |
| Phonemic orthography | iəgga | iəga | iəgaq, iəggap, iəggat, |
Meanings and examples
- illup iigai, the walls of the house
[13]
Either the turf covering the outer walls in an old-fashioned turf house, or the interior walls in a house.