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General

Morphemic form: {aucaq}N
New orthography: aasaq, aasat
Old orthography: aussaĸ, aussat
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [JP67]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'summer'. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], it is related to the stem {aʀu-}, 'to rot', presumably via the meaning 'to thaw' (of the snow/ice).


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined
Sources: [JP67]

Notes on inflection:

The stem declines as an ordinary weak q-stem with p-declension, which is entirely regular, so we do not give an inflection pattern.


Meanings and examples

Also used in time expressions such as 'in the summer', 'next summer' and so on.


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