Details

General

Morphemic form: {siuraq}N
New orthography: sioraq, sioqqat
Old orthography: sioraĸ, siorĸat
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:

This stem denotes 'a grain of sand', and in plural, sioqqat, 'sand'.

Beware of the stem {sivuraq}N, 'front(side), area in front', which is entirely unrelated to the present stem, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], but which gets the same form as the present stem in the new orthography (albeit not in the old).


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: r⇒qq

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography sioqqa siora sioraq, sioqqap, sioqqat,
Old orthography siorĸa siora sioraĸ, siorĸap, siorĸat,
Phonemic orthography siurra siura siuraq, siurrap, siurrat,


Meanings and examples

And in plural, sioqqat, 'sand'.


References