Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-suk}N |
| New orthography: | +suk |
| Old orthography: | -suk, -ssuk |
| Sources: | [21] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Regular k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a non-productive morpheme found in some lexicalised words. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], it derives from a morpheme {cuɣ}, 'big/bad N'.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -suk | -su | -suk, -suup, -suit, |
| Phonemic orthography | -suk | -su | -suk, -suup, -suit, |
Notes on declension:
The affix does not appear in any of the dictionaries, but we assume stem declines as an up-declined regular k-stem.
Meanings and examples
Possibly also 'bad N'. As the affix is not mentioned in any of the traditional dictionaries, there are no examples.