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General

Morphemic form: N{-rusiq}N
New orthography: -ruseq
Old orthography: -ruseĸ
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, s⇒tc
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is something like 'not a true N', 'a secondary N' and similar. It does not appear to be used productively, but it is found in a number of lexicalised words, where it denotes an N, that is somehow secondary or 'half-N'.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, s⇒tc
Sources: [JP67]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography -rutsi -rusi -ruseq, -rutsip, -rutsit
Phonemic orthography -rutci -rusi -rusiq, -rutcip, -rutcit

Notes on inflection:

The stem displays regular gemination of /s/ to /tc/, spelt 'ts'. Hence, -ruseq becomes e.g. -rutsip in ergative singular.


Meanings and examples

  • niuertoruseq, assistant storekeeper; village manager [CWSL58]

    Cf. {niuvəqðurusiq}N.

  • ajoqeruseq, assistant catechist [CWSL58]

    From ajoqi, 'catechist'.

  • aquttoruseq, helmsman of second rank [CWSL58]

    From aquttoq, 'helmsman'.

  • inoruseq, half-human [CWSL58]

    A creature from inuit mythology, from {inuk}N, 'human'.

  • pooruseq, sealskin bag for keeping blubber in [CWSL58]

    From pooq, 'bag'.


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