Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {təgu}V |
| New orthography: | tiguaa, tigusivoq |
| Old orthography: | tiguvâ, tigusivoĸ |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'Agent takes Patient', i.e. with the hand.
This is also used (as a calque) of Danish for answering the phone (because in Danish, one also takes the phone when answering a call).
However, it is not used for e.g. 'taking the bus', since this would imply that one 'takes the bus (physically, in the hand)'.
Notable forms:
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HTR:
{təgu}V + V{ði}V ⇒ /təgusi/
The HTR-form is given in [SK71], [CBBJRPIKJR97]. Note that, according to the spelling in Kleinschmidt's dictionary [SK71], the HTR-form is tigusivoq, i.e. with /s/, rather than /c/.
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Passive participle:
{təgu}V + V{-ðaq}N ⇒ /təgucaq/
The passive participle form is as expected. It is listed in [JP67].
Inflection
Inflection pattern:
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
Meanings and examples
Physically, with the hand.
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Tags
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.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.