Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {miknəq}N |
| New orthography: | minneq, minnerit |
| Old orthography: | mingneĸ, mingnerit |
| Sources: | [19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {mikə}V + V{nəq}N |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Weakening, Metathesis |
| Stem type(s): | Strong q-stem, Strong q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is the comparative/superlative form of {mikə}V, 'is small', with elision of /ə/. This form is lexicalised, but the productive (regular) combination mikineq is also possible.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{nəq}N. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{nəq}N. See this for details.
Meanings and examples