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General

Morphemic form: {qəsiq}N
New orthography: qiseq, qitsit
Old orthography: ĸiseĸ, ĸitsit
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 oft his stem is 'spit' or 'saliva'. There is also a verbal form, qiserpoq, 'he spits'. According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], the nominal form is not commonly used, and instead the nominalisation with V{nəq}N, i.e. qiserneq, is used. However, in the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97], qiseq is listed, so it is presumably used.


Inflection sandhi:

According to Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL51], this stem declines with gemination of /s/ to 'ts', but it may alternatively also decline without gemination.


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 qitsi qisi qiseq, qitsip, qitsit,
Old orthography ĸitsi ĸisi ĸiseĸ, ĸitsip, ĸitsit,
Phonemic orthography qətci qəsi qəsiq, qətcip, qətcit,


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