Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {pattak}V |
| New orthography: | pattappaa, pattaavoq, pattappoq |
| Old orthography: | pátagpâ, pátaivoĸ, pátagpoĸ |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], the meaning of this stem is: 'Agent beats/brushes something off Patient with the hand', i.e. with repeated, small beating/patting motions.
This could for example be beating/brushing snow of clothes.
If used intransitively without a HTR-morpheme, the meaning becomes reflexive; 'Agent=Patient beats/brushes something off himself', e.g. brushing snow off himself.
There is also a second meaning, likely derived from the same small, repeated beating motion with the hand: 'Actor plays piano/organ', i.e. some instrument with keys.
Notable forms:
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HTR:
{pattak}V + V{ði}V ⇒ /pattai/
This HTR-form is only given in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97]. It is irregularly formed, since the secondary form, V{-i}V, is used, which is not normally used on k-stems.
Inflection
Inflection pattern:
| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
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.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.