Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-rusiq}N |
| New orthography: | -ruseq |
| Old orthography: | -ruseĸ |
| Sources: | [9, 12, 11] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
|
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
|
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating,
|
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is something like 'not a true N', 'a secondary N' and similar. It does not appear to be used productively, but it is found in a number of lexicalised words, where it denotes an N, that is somehow secondary or 'half-N'.
Inflection sandhi:
The stem displays regular gemination of /s/ to /tc/, spelt 'ts'. Hence, -ruseq becomes e.g. -rutsip in ergative singular.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | s⇒tc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -rutsi | -rusi |
-ruseq
-rutsip
-rutsit
|
| Phonemic orthography | -rutci | -rusi |
-rusiq
-rutcip
-rutcit
|
Notes on declension:
The inflection is documented in Ordbogeeraq [12].
Meanings and examples
- niuertoruseq, assistant storekeeper; village manager
[11]
From niuertoq, 'storekeeper'. In a small village, the shopkeeper would also be the manager of the village in older times.
- ajoqeruseq, assistant catechist
[11]
From ajoqi, 'catechist'.
- aquttoruseq, helmsman of second rank
[11]
From aquttoq, 'helmsman'.
- inoruseq, half-human
[11]
A creature from inuit mythology, from inuk, 'human'.
- pooruseq, sealskin bag for keeping blubber in
[11]
From pooq, 'bag'.