ersiut

Greenlandic

Etymology

ersik +‎ -utï

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /irsiut/, [ɜs.sɪ.ʊt]

Noun

ersiut

  1. (phonetics) vowel
    • 1998, Oqaatsinut Tapiliussaq, page 51:
      Soorlu assersuutini assigiinngitsuni takuneqarsinnaasoq qallunaat oqaasiini ersiutit sivitsukkat taamaallaat taanerni sakkortusisani (sakkortusisaasinnaasuniluunniit) siumugassaapput; []
      As can be seen in the various examples, long vowels in Danish only occur in stressed (or potentially stressed) syllables; []
  2. declaration
  3. proof

References

  • Oqaatsit, 3rd ed.