Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {isəraq}N |
| New orthography: | iseraq, iseqqat |
| Old orthography: | iseraĸ, iserĸat |
| Sources: | [13, 8, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem denotes 'ankle' according to the older dictionaries [13, 16], but not in Ordbogeeraq [17] or Oqaatsit [19].
The stem is not listed in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], but I assume it is derived from {itəɣ}, 'boot tip', cf. {isə}N, hence we record the moprhemic form here as /isəraq/.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | r⇒qq |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | iseqqa | isera | iseraq, iseqqap, iseqqat, |
| Old orthography | iserĸa | isera | iseraĸ, iserĸap, iserĸat, |
| Phonemic orthography | isərra | isəra | isəraq, isərrap, isərrat, |
Meanings and examples