Details

General

Morphemic form: {aŋnəq}N
New orthography: anneq, annerit
Old orthography: angneĸ, angnerit
Sources: [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {aŋə}V + V{nəq}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weakening
Stem type(s): Strong q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is the comparative/superlative form of {aŋə}V, 'is big', with elision of /ə/. This form is lexicalised, but the productive (regular) combination angineq is also possible.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{nəq}N. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

The stem is up-declined and inflects with weakening of /q/ to /r/, similar to its left-most component V{nəq}N.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Strong q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Weakening

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography anner anner anneq, annerup, annerit
Old orthography angner angner angneĸ, angnerup, angnerit
Phonemic orthography aŋnəq aŋnər aŋnəq, aŋnərup, aŋnərit


Meanings and examples


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