Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ulək}N |
| New orthography: | ulik, ulingit |
| Old orthography: | ulik, ulingit |
| Sources: | [17, 8, 16, 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 some kind of cloth covering something else; it is variously used to denote 'tarpaulin', 'blanket', 'shawl', 'bedspread' and so on.
Regarding the form, it derives from a morpheme {uliɣ(-)}, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21]. However, according to Schultz-Lorentzen [8], the stem declines with weakening of /k/, which usually is indicative of a /ə/ in the final syllable. I have therefore decided to record this stem as /ulək/, rather than /ulik/, even though the final vowel historically was /i/.
Inflection sandhi:
According to Schultz-Lorentzen [8], the stem declines with weakening of the final /k/. However, this may not be used nowadays, and for example Ordbogeeraq [17] does not give any indication of the declension.
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 | ulik | uling | ulik, ulingup, ulingit, |
| Phonemic orthography | ulək | uləŋ | ulək, uləŋup, uləŋit, |
Meanings and examples
I.e., the basic meaning seems to be some kind of cloth that covers something.