Details

General

Morphemic form: {ujarak}N
New orthography: ujarak, ujaqqat
Old orthography: ujarak, ujarĸat
Sources: [10, 14, 13, 16]
Combinations: Click here
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Geminating,
Stem type: Weak k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes 'rock' or 'stone', from small pebbles to large boulders. According to Kleinschmidt [10] 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.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

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
Phonemic orthography ujarra ujara
ujarak
ujarrap
ujarrat


Meanings and examples

  • aalisaatip ujaraa, weight (stone) on a fishing line [10]
  • nunatta ujarai, the rocks of our land [10]

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

  • ulimaat ujarak, stone axe [10]

    Also ulimaat ujaraasoq.

  • ujarak eqqaassutissiaq, memorial stone [13]