-araq

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Azerbaijani

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Suffix

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preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
postconsonantal -araq -ərək
postvocalic -yaraq -yərək

-araq

  1. Postconsonantal of -ərək after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-araq (v-n?, truncative?, uses -v- as interfix?)

  1. small
  2. immature, not adult
    sava (sheep) -> savaaraq (lamb).

Usage notes

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This affix displays gemination of /r/ to /qq/, so e.g. plural becomes -aqqat. There also exists an alternative form of this affix, {-V'raq}, where V represents a lengthening of any preceding vowel; e.g.'paniaraq' and 'paneeraq' from panik (daughter) are both possible.

Derived terms

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References

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