Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {naksiraq}N |
| New orthography: | nasseraq, nasseqqat |
| Old orthography: | nagseraĸ, nagserĸat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 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 'a target' used in archery practice. Kleinschmidt [13] explains: "a target which is shot at with a bow and arrow (and of which one always sets up two, an arrow-shot apart, such that one always shoots from one target to another)."
The stem is listed in the older dictionaries [13, 16, 17], but not in Oqaatsit [19] or newer dictionaries, suggesting that it perhaps is not commonly used nowadays.
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 | nasseqqa | nassera | nasseraq, nasseqqap, nasseqqat, |
| Old orthography | nagserĸa | nagsera | nagseraĸ, nagserĸap, nagserĸat, |
| Phonemic orthography | naksirra | naksira | naksiraq, naksirrap, naksirrat, |
Meanings and examples