-paat

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-paat/, [-pəːt]

Suffix

-paat (n-n?, additive?, recessive r?)

  1. many, crowd of
    ‎tuttu + ‎-paat → ‎tuttorpaat
    A herd of caribou.

Usage notes

  • In speech, this suffix can be repeated several times to increase emphasis.
    e.g. anguterparparpassuaqarpoq
    There was a great, great, great crowd of men.

Synonyms

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