Details

General

Morphemic form: {natəq}N
New orthography: nateq, naqqit
Old orthography: nateĸ, narĸit
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Metathesis, up-declined, Cəq⇒Cq
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'floor' in a room. With possessive endings, it denotes 'bottom of Possessor', i.e. the upwards-turned side. It could be the bottom of a cup, a barrel, a boat etc., and also the bottom of the ocean, i.e. immap naqqa.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Metathesis, up-declined, Cəq⇒Cq
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography nateq naqq nateq, naqqup, naqqit
Old orthography nateĸ narĸ nateĸ, narĸup, narĸit
Phonemic orthography natəq natq natəq, natqup, natqit

Notes on inflection:

The stem inflects with loss of /ə/, so /tq/ assimilates to [qq].


Meanings and examples

With possessive endings, the meaning can be either 'its floor' or 'its bottom'.

Tags: Architecture and constructions, Spatial/positional noun


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