Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {əməqtautə}N |
| New orthography: | imertaat, imertaatit |
| Old orthography: | imertaut, imertautit |
| Sources: | [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {əməq}N + N{taq}V + V{-(cc)utə}N |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none, p-declined |
| Stem type: | tə-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem is formed from a straightforward combination of {əməq}N + N{taq}V + V{-(cc)utə}N, so the literal meaning is 'tool/means for fetching water'. According to the dictionaries [SK71], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97], it is translated as 'water bucket'.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.