Details

General

Morphemic form: N{tuu}V
New orthography: +tuuvoq, +suuvoq
Old orthography: -tûvoĸ, -sûvoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{tuuq}N, N{-u}V,
See also: V{suuq}N, V{suu}V, V{ðuu}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
ə-eliding,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a combination of N{tuuq}N and N{-u}V, denoting 'Actor is one who has a big N'. It is only used with verbal bases formed with N{tu}V, that take N{tuuq}N as their intransitive participle, and it replaces the use of V{ðuu}V in these cases. Hence, the affix is non-productive, since it is only used in these specific cases, which are all lexicalised.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{tuuq}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • tatituuvoq, he is full of self-confidence [11]

    From {tatə}N, 'confidence', and from this tatituvoq, 'he is unafraid'.

  • pisuuvoq, he is rich [11]

    From the dummy base {pi}N, from which is derived pisooq, '(someone who is) rich'. There is also pisuujuvoq, which is formed in the regular way.