Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {nujaq}N |
| New orthography: | nujaq, nutsat |
| Old orthography: | nujaĸ, nutsat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| 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 single strand of hair (on the head)'. A plural form, e.g. nutsat is used to refer to 'hair' on a person's head (unless the person literally only has a single strand of hair on his head).
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | j⇒tc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | nutsa | nuja | nujaq, nutsap, nutsat, |
| Old orthography | nutsa | nuja | nujaĸ, nutsap, nutsat, |
| Phonemic orthography | nujja | nuja | nujaq, nujjap, nujjat, |
Meanings and examples
In singular: 'a single strand of hair', in plural 'hair' on a person's head.