Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ətqaq}N |
| New orthography: | eqqaq, eqqaa |
| Old orthography: | erĸaĸ, erĸâ |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is: 'vicinity (of Possessor)'.
It is mainly used as a spatial noun with possessive endings.
Inflection
Inflection pattern:
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Inflection sandhi: | Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined |
| Sources: | [JP67] |
Notes on inflection:
The stem inflects as an ordinary weak q-stem with p-declension. Furthermore, it is mainly used with possessive endings. As this is entirely regular, we do not record a full inflection paradigm here.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.