Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {pisiniaqtətciðuq}N |
| New orthography: | pisiniartitsisoq |
| Old orthography: | pisiniartitsissoĸ |
| Sources: | [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {pisi}V + V{niaq}V + V{tət}V + V{ði}V + V{ðuq}N |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem is formed from {pisi}V + V{niaq}V, 'intend to buy something', the HTR-form of the causative affix V{tət}V + V{ði}V, and the intransitive participle V{ðuq}N. Thus, the literal meaning is: 'one who lets someone (intend to) buy something', which is sued to denote 'shopkeeper', 'salesman', 'sales clerk' etc.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.