aatsitassaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

aatsippaa (“melts it”) +‎ -taq (“that is [verb]ed”) +‎ -ssaq (“future [noun]”), thus "thing that will be melted".

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aatsitassaq/, [aːt.t͡sɪ.təs.sɑq]

Noun

aatsitassaq (plural aatititassat, and aatsitassat)

  1. ore, raw material
    • 2008, Sermitsiaq AG, Naalakkersuisut uranimikpiiaaffiit qularnartoqartippaat‎[1]:
      Urani kuultip, diamantit olivinillu akerlianik aatsitassaq akerleriiffiuvoq, qulakkiissavarpullu innuttaasunit tapersersorneqarnissarput uranimik piiaalinnginnitsinni.
      Unlike gold, diamonds and olivine, uranium is such a controversial raw material that we must secure popular support before uranium mining.

Declension

Declension of aatsitassaq
case singular plural
absolutive aatsitassaq aatsitassat
ergative aatsitassap
allative aatsitassamut aatsitassanut
ablative aatsitassamit aatsitassanit
prolative aatsitassakkut aatsitassatigut
locative aatsitassami aatsitassani
instrumental aatsitassamik aatsitassanik
equative aatsitassatut

References

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