Details

General

Morphemic form: {əvəgaq}N
New orthography: ivigaq, ivikkat
Old orthography: ivigaĸ, ivigkat
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {əvək}N + N{-aq}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'a blade of grass', and in plural 'grass'. It is derived from {əvək}N + N{-aq}N, where the second component apparently has not removed the final /k/, likely because of the preceding /ə/, and instead the /k/ has been weakened to /g/.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: g⇒kk

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography ivikka iviga ivigaq, ivikkap, ivikkat,
Phonemic orthography əvəgga əvəga əvəgaq, əvəggap, əvəggat,


Meanings and examples

And in plural, ivikkat, 'grass'.


References