Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qalasiq}N |
| New orthography: | qalaseq, qalatsit |
| Old orthography: | ĸalaseĸ, ĸalatsit |
| Sources: | [21] |
| 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], this stem denotes 'umbilical cord', and also 'navel' (i.e. what remains after cutting the umbilical cord).
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | s⇒tc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | qalatci | qalasi | qalaseq, qalatsip, qalatsit, |
| Old orthography | ĸalatsi | ĸalasi | ĸalaseĸ, ĸalatsip, ĸalatsit, |
| Phonemic orthography | qalatci | qalasi | qalasiq, qalatcip, qalatcit, |
Meanings and examples