Details

General

Morphemic form: N{tuu}V
New orthography: +tuuvoq, +suuvoq
Old orthography: -tûvoĸ, -sûvoĸ
Sources: [13, 17, 16]
Combinations: View list
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, 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 [16]

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

  • pisuuvoq, he is rich [16]

    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.