Details

General

Morphemic form: N{(l)liqpaaq}N
New orthography: +lerpaaq, -llerpaaq, -rlerpaaq
Old orthography: -lerpâq, -dlerpâq
Sources: [Uwn], [Uwn], [Uwn]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{(l)liq}N + N{paaq}N
See also: V{nəqpaaq}N
Left sandhi: Default, ə-eliding, Irregular
Right sandhi: /aq/ drop
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This combination is an extra emphasis of the 'nominal superlative' meaning of N{(l)liq}N, which denotes 'the N-most' in a given direction N. Hence, the present combination can perhaps best be translated as 'the very N-most'. Note that it has a limited combination potential; it is only used with directional stems N, or, in other words, with (lexicalised) directional nouns formed with N{(l)liq}N.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{(l)liq}N. See this for details.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{paaq}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

Only with directional stems N

  • siullerpaaq, the very first [SK71]

    Compare siulleq, 'the first/foremost'.

  • isorlerpaaq, the very outermost [SK71]

    Compare isorleq, 'the outermost' in a row.

  • qullerpaaq, the very highest [SK71]

    Compare qulleq, 'the uppermost/highest'.

  • ilorlerpaaq, the very innermost [CWSL58]

    Compare ilorleq, 'the innermost'.


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