Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {sinək}V |
| New orthography: | sinippoq |
| Old orthography: | sinigpoĸ |
| Sources: | [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Monovalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'Actor sleeps'.
Meanings and examples
- itisuumik sinippoq, he sleeps deeply; he is deep asleep
[CWSL58]
- saattumik sinippoq, he sleeps lightly
[CWSL58]
References
- [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.