Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qalasiq}N |
| New orthography: | qalaseq, qalatsit |
| Old orthography: | ĸalaseĸ, ĸalatsit |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97], [JP67] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], this stem denotes 'umbilical cord', and also 'navel' (i.e. what remains after cutting the umbilical cord).
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | s⇒tc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | qalatci | qalasi | qalaseq, qalatsip, qalatsit |
| Old orthography | ĸalatsi | ĸalasi | ĸalaseĸ, ĸalatsip, ĸalatsit |
| Phonemic orthography | qalatci | qalasi | qalasiq, qalatcip, qalatcit |
Meanings and examples
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Tags
References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): 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.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.