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General

Morphemic form: V{-vik}V
New orthography: -vippoq, -ippoq
Old orthography: -vigpoĸ
Sources: [CBBJRPIKJR97], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Variants: N{-vik}N
See also: V{-ŋaaq}V
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s)
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is: 'Subject really Vb', or 'fully' or 'completely' etc. It is a verbal variant of the nominal affix N{-vik}N, 'real N'.


Right sandhi:

The true /i/ in the affix causes a following /t/ to become /s/ by the t-to-s rule. Consider, for example, the combination

with assibilation of /t/ to /s/ because of the preceding true /i/.


Meanings and examples

Tags:

  • paasivippara, I completely understand it

    From paasivara, 'I understand it'.

  • ajuippoq, it is really bad

    From ajorpoq, 'it is bad'.

  • pikkunavissoq, something that is really hot/spicy

    From pikkunarpoq, it is strong/hot/spicy. The final morpheme is the intransitive participle V{ðuq}N, where the combination V{-vik}V + V{ðuq}N yields -vissoq, by the t-to-s rule.


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