Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {pisiniaqvik}N |
| New orthography: | pisiniarfik |
| Old orthography: | pisiniarfik |
| Sources: | [CR93], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {pisi}V + V{niaq}V + V{(v)vik}N |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s) |
| Inflection sandhi: | Regular stem, Default/none, up-declined |
| Stem type: | k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem denotes a 'store' or 'shop', generally perceived as a building (but not e.g. a small street vendor). It is a straightforward combination of {pisi}V + V{niaq}V + V{(v)vik}N, so the literal meaning is 'place where one intends to buy something'.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [CR93] Christian Rasmussen (1893): Supplement til Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.