Details

General

Morphemic form: {sivulliq}N
New orthography: siulleq, siulliit
Old orthography: sujugdleĸ, sujugdlît
Sources: [10, 14, 13, 16]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: {sivu}N, N{(l)liq}N,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Regular q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The general meaning of this stem is 'the first'. From the components {sivu}N + N{(l)liq}N, the literal meaning is 'one in the most forward direction', so this could perhaps also be translated as 'the foremost'.


Meanings and examples

Also used as the ordinal corresponding to {atausiq}N.

  • siullermik, firstly
  • immikkoortut siulliat, chapter 1 [13]

    Literally: 'the chapters' first' or 'first of the chapters'.

  • siulliat, the first of them [10]

    With the absolutive 3pl/sg possessive ending.

  • qaammatit siullianni, in the first month (January) [10]

    Literally: 'in the months' first' or 'in the first of the months'.

  • siulliit, the first/previous/those who came before; the forefathers [10]