Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ugsək}N |
| New orthography: | ussik, ussingit |
| Old orthography: | ameĸ, ámit |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16, 8, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Weakening |
| Stem type(s): | Strong k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'ox', or, according to Kleinschmidt [13], 'horned cattle'. It is not mentioned in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], so its historical form is unknown. However, its form in the old orthography is ugsik. Furthermore, according to Schultz-Lorentzen [8], it declines with weakening of the final /k/, which suggests that the final vowel is /ə/, which then yields the form, I have chosen here.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Strong k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Weakening |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | ussik | ussing | ussik, ussingup, ussingit, |
| Phonemic orthography | ugsək | ugsəŋ | ugsək, ugsəŋup, ugsəŋit, |
Notes on declension:
The declension with weakening (nasalation) of the final /k/ is described both in Schultz-Lorentzen's grammar [8] and in Ordbogeeraq [17].
Meanings and examples
- ussiutai, his oxen/cattle
[13]
With N{-utə}N.