Details

General

Morphemic form: {apqutə}N
New orthography: aqqut
Old orthography: avĸut
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): tə-stem

Description and behaviour

Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: tə-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography aqquti aqquta aqqut, aqqutip, aqqutit,
Phonemic orthography apqutə apqutə apqutə, apqutəp, apqutət,


Meanings and examples

Often used with possessive endings in road names, sometimes in the sense of 'the way to N'.

  • Aalborgip aqqutaa, Aalborg-street

    The name of a street in Illoqqortoormiut, which is named after the Danish town Aalborg (which similarly has a street named after Illoqqortoormiut)

  • Qasigiannguanut aqqutaani, on the way to Qasigiannguit

References