Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {pujuq}N |
| New orthography: | pujoq, putsut |
| Old orthography: | pujoĸ, putsut |
| Sources: | [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'smoke' or 'steam' or 'mist/fog'. In plural, it can denote 'clouds', according to Kleinschmidt [SK71].
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | j⇒tc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | putsu | puju | pujoq, putsup, putsut |
| Old orthography | putsu | puju | pujoĸ, putsup, putsut |
| Phonemic orthography | pujju | puju | pujuq, pujjup, pujjut |
Meanings and examples
The meaning 'clouds' is in plural, according to Kleinschmidt [SK71].
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References
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CWSL51] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1951): Det Vestgrønlandske Sprog.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.