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General

Morphemic form: V{-ruucaaq}V
New orthography: -ruusaarpoq
Old orthography: -rûssârpoĸ
Sources: [12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{-ruucaq}V, V{-aq}V,
Variants: V{-rucaaq}V,
See also: V{-luucaaq}V, V{-ucaaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency:
Preserving,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is described in Chr. Rasmussen's dictionary [10] and in Schultz-Lorentzen's [11], but not elsewhere. Together with V{-ruucaq}V, they describe the present affix as a variant form of V{-ucaq}V, albeit with a somewhat different meaning: 'Subject Vb moderately'. This also fits with Chr. Rasmussen's translation of the present affix, but Schultz-Lorentzen gives a different translation: 'slowly, with hesitation'. This is similar to Fortescue [13], who translates it as 'slowly; at one's ease'. Thus, we shall use this translation here.

The present affix is presumably non-productive, but see V{-rucaaq}V for the productive variant. Note also the affixes V{-luucaaq}V and V{-ucaaq}V, which seem to have a similar meaning, although it is unclear whether they have a related origin.


Meanings and examples

  • ingerlaruusaarpoq, he walks slowly [11]

    From ingerlavoq, 'he goes'.

  • ajoruusaarpoq, he feels unworthy [11]

    From ajorpoq, 'he is bad'. It is not clear how either of the two proposed meanings would lead to this translation.


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