Details
General
Morphemic form: | *{lusuuq} |
New orthography: | +lusooq |
Old orthography: | -lusôĸ, -dlusôĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Left sandhi: | Default,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The origin of this morpheme is unclear. It may be a combination of the enclitic *{lu} and the question word {suuq}, used as an enclitic.
Meanings and examples
Or 'as if'. The appropriate meaning will depend on whether it relates to a noun or a verb.
- qaammallusooq, just like the moon
From qaammat, 'the moon'
- orlullunilusooq, as if he fell
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.