arnaqatiminoortoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From arnaq (“woman”) + -qatï (“fellow”) + -minut (“to her (allative poss.3.refl.sg)”) + -Vr (“go to [after allative]”) + -toq (“agent noun”), therefore "one who goes to her fellow women".
Pronunciation
Noun
arnaqatiminoortoq (plural arnaqatiminoortut)
- lesbian
- 2016 January 21, Leiff Josefsen, “Ukiuni marlunni utaqqereerlutik: Nunatsinni suiaqatiminoortut katissinnaalerput”, in Sermitsiaq:
- Inatsit siullermik Inatsisartuni akuerineqartoq, maannalu Folketingimi naammassillugu suliarineqartup, nuna tamakkerlugu arnaqatiminoortut, anguteqatiminoortut, arnanik aamma angutinik aappaqartartut peqatigiiffianni Nunatsinneersut, LGTB[sic] Qaamanerup nuannaarutigaa.
- The law, which was first approved by Inatsisartut and is now being finalised in the Folketing, is welcomed by LGTB Qaamaneq, Greenland's nationwide association for lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual individuals.
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | arnaqatiminoortoq | arnaqatiminoortut |
| ergative | arnaqatiminoortup | |
| allative | arnaqatiminoortumut | arnaqatiminoortunut |
| ablative | arnaqatiminoortumit | arnaqatiminoortunit |
| prolative | arnaqatiminoortukkut | arnaqatiminoortutigut |
| locative | arnaqatiminoortumi | arnaqatiminoortuni |
| instrumental | arnaqatiminoortumik | arnaqatiminoortunik |
| equative | arnaqatiminoortutut | |
Synonyms
- arnaqatiminoortartoq (more frequent)