Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-kuluuq}N
New orthography: -kulooq
Old orthography: -kulôĸ
Sources: [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97], [MF83]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{-kuluk}N + ?
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'a big N'. It appears to be an extension of N{-kuluk}N, although the relation to its meaning is unclear.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography -kuluu -kuluu -kulooq, -kuluup, -kuluut,
Phonemic orthography -kuluu -kuluu -kulooq, -kuluup, -kuluut,

Notes on declension:

The declension is not documented anywhere, but in the absence of further examples, we shall assume that it is a p-declined weak q-stem, since that is the most common.


Meanings and examples

This may in particular be a South-West Greenlandic meaning.

  • agiutikulooq, a big file [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From agiut, 'file; rasp; fiddle bow'.

  • eqalukulooq, a big, arctic char [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • illukulooq, a big house [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • qujanakulooq, many thanks; thank you very much [CBBJRPIKJR97]

References