Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-minəq}N |
| New orthography: | -mineq |
| Old orthography: | -mineĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem type(s): | Strong q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -miner | -merng | -mineq, -merngup, -merngit, |
| Phonemic orthography | -minəq | -miqn | -minəq, -miqnup, -miqnit, |
Meanings and examples
It can also be used to express 'material (consisting of N)'.
- qisumineq, a piece of wood
[19]
From qisuk, 'wood'.
- sikumineq, a piece of ice
[19]
From siku, 'ice'.
- igalaamineq, glass (as material)
From igalaaq, 'window'.
- savimineq, iron (as material)
From savik, 'knife'.
Where N is a noun denoting a certain group/people. May be in plural.
- kalaalimerngit, traditional greenlandic food
From kalaaleq, 'Greenlander'.
- qallunaamineq, Danish food
From qallunaaq, 'Dane'.