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Morphemic form: {qaummatə}N
New orthography: qaammat, qaammatit
Old orthography: ĸáumat, ĸáumatit
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {qauma}V + V{'-tə}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: tə-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem has two meanings: 'moon', and, by extension, 'month'. It is constructed from {qauma}V + V{'-tə}N, where the latter affix has caused gemination of /m/ to /mm/ in the stem.

Note that this is the conventional word for 'moon'. There is also a different word, {anəŋaaq}N, which is rather a mythological term.


Meanings and examples

Tags: Uncategorised

  • qaammat imissivoq, the moon is full [SK71]

    I.e., 'it is full moon'.

  • qaammat nunguvoq, it is new moon [SK71]
  • qaammat illoqalerpoq, the moon is in the first quarter [SK71]
  • qaammat illueruppoq, the moon is in the last quarter [SK71]

Tags: Time

  • qaammat qaangiuttoq, a month later [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    Literally: 'after a month has passed'.


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