Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {pisi}V |
| New orthography: | pisivoq |
| Old orthography: | pisivoĸ |
| Sources: | [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {pi}N + N{si}V |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s) |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This base is a straightforward combination of {pi}N + N{si}V.
According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it denotes 'Actor buys/has bought (something@INS)'.
Notable forms:
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passpart:
{pisi}V + V{-ðaq}N ⇒ /pisiaq/
This special, passive participle is a noun whose meaning is equated with the incorporated base, cf. N{siaq}N. It is a lexicalised combination, denoting 'something bought', cf. {pisiaq}N.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.