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: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, r⇒qq
Stem type: 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

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, 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'.


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