Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aləq}N |
| New orthography: | aleq, arlit |
| Old orthography: | aleĸ, ardlit |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem type(s): | Strong q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms |
| New orthography |
aler |
arl |
aleq, arlup, arlit, |
| Old orthography |
aler |
ardl |
aleĸ, ardlup, ardlit, |
| Phonemic orthography |
aləq |
aql |
aləq, aqlup, aqlit, |
Notes on declension:
The declension with metathesis is recorded both in Kleinschmidt [SK71], Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58], [CWSL51], and in Ordbogeeraq [JP67]
They mention ardla, '(the man's) harpoon line' and the plural form ardlit.
Meanings and examples
References
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[MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
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[SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
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[CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
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[CWSL51] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1951): Det Vestgrønlandske Sprog.
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[JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.