Details

General

Morphemic form: {ujarak}N
New orthography: ujarak, ujaqqat
Old orthography: ujarak, ujarĸat
Sources: [22]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes 'rock' or 'stone', from small pebbles to large boulders. According to Kleinschmidt [14] it can refer both to an individual rock and to the material 'stone' itself.


Inflection sandhi:

This is one of the rare weak k-stems that declines with gemination of /r/ ⇒ [qq].


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak k-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: r⇒qq

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography ujaqqa ujara ujarak, ujaqqap, ujaqqat,
Old orthography ujarĸa ujara ujarak, ujarĸap, ujarĸat,
Phonemic orthography ujarra ujara ujarak, ujarrap, ujarrat,


Meanings and examples

  • aalisaatip ujaraa, weight (stone) on a fishing line [14]
  • nunatta ujarai, the rocks of our land [14]

    I.e. those types of rocks that exist in the ground in Greenland.

  • ulimaat ujarak, stone axe [14]

    Also ulimaat ujaraasoq.

  • ujarak eqqaassutissiaq, memorial stone [17]

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