Details

General

Morphemic form: N{saqnəq}V
New orthography: +sarnerpoq
Old orthography: -sarnerpoĸ
Sources: [CR93], [JP67], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Variants: N{saqnəq}N
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Avalent

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a non-productive affix mentioned in some dictionaries. It is the nominal affix N{saqnəq}N, but apparently simply used verbally (without an explicit verbalising morpheme).


Meanings and examples

This meaning is avalent; it is only used with 3sg or 4sg endings in an impersonal sense.

  • kuussarnerpoq, there blows a wind from the water stream [CWSL58]

    From kuuk, 'stream of water'.

  • unnussarnerpoq, there blows an evening wind [CWSL58]

    From unnuk, 'evening'.

  • samanngarsarnerpoq, there blows a wind from west [CWSL58]

    From samannga, adverbial allative form of the demonstrative root {sam}, here apparently treated as a nominal stem with an injected /q/.

  • qaqqarsarnerpoq, there blows a wind from the mountains [CR93]

    From qaqqaq, 'mountain'.

  • nunasarnerpoq, there blows a wind from the land [CWSL58]

    From nuna, 'land'.


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