Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {nərəðakcaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | nerisassaq, nerisassat |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | {nərə}V + V{-ðaq}N + N{kcaq}N |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | aq-dropping |
Description
Form and usage:
Straightforward combination of {nərə}V, passive participle V{-ðaq}N, and nominal future affix N{kcaq}N.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | nerisassaq | nerisassap | nerisassat | nerisassamut | nerisassaa | |
| Proto-eskimoic | nərəðakcaq | nərəðakcap | nərəðakcat | nərəðakcamut | nərəðakcaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| food | Literally: 'a future eaten thing'. Usually used in plural (nerisassat). |