Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-riikatak}V |
| New orthography: | -riikatappoq |
| Old orthography: | -rîkatagpoĸ |
| Sources: | [19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{-riiq}V + V{-katak}V |
| See also: | V{lqammiiq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Preserving, Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of V{-riiq}V and V{-katak}V, albeit with a meaning that is not obvious from the meaning of the constituents: 'Subject Vb'ed long ago'.
Meanings and examples
- orniguteriikatappoq, he arrived long ago
[19]
From orniguppoq, 'he has arrived'. It is a t(ə)-stem, which explains the appearance of the /tə/ before this affix.
- sinileriikatappoq, he fell asleep long ago
[19]
- toqoriikatappoq, he died a long time ago
[19]