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General

Morphemic form: {ivsaq}N
New orthography: issaq
Old orthography: ivsaĸ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
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 'about a week' (ago), or 'a while' (ago), normally referring to past time. However, with affixes, it may also be used to future time, i.e. 'in about a week's time'.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

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

Notes on inflection:

The stem is likely a weak q-stem. However, it is likely seldom inflected at all, given its meaning, which is time expression. Indeed, Ordbogeeraq [JP67] and Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97] record it as a particle, rather than as a noun stem. Thus, we do not given an inflection pattern here.


Meanings and examples

It may also be used with affixes to derive meanings such as 'in about a week's time'.

Tags: Time

  • issaligami, a while ago; about a week ago [SK71]

    The meaning is the same as issaq, but expressed verbally.

  • issaliguni, in about a week's time [SK71]

    Seemingly from {ivsaq}N + N{-li}V in the 'become' sense, and the conditional mood to express future, similar to other future time expressions such as ataasinngorpat, 'next Monday'.

  • issanngorpoq, it is about a week's time ago (that ...) [SK71]

    This is a verbal time expression, similar to e.g. ataasinngorpoq, with N{ŋŋuq}V.

  • issaq pisiara taartigaara, I have given the one I bought a while ago in exchange [CWSL58]

    Or: 'A while ago I gave the one I had bought in exchange'.


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