imernaalanngitsoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
imernaalavoq (“resounds”) + -nngit (“not”) + -toq
Pronunciation
Noun
imernaalanngitsoq
- (phonetics) voiceless
- 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 16
- Nalunaajaat: gg, ll aamma rr tassaapput aappersarissat (tallisat) taaneri imernaalanngitsut, kisianni g, l aamma r aappersaraapput (naatsut) taaneri imernaalasut.
- Note: gg, ll and rr are long (geminate) consonants pronounced as voiceless, whereas g, l and r are short consonants pronounced as voiced.
- 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 16
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | imernaalanngitsoq | imernaalanngitsut |
| ergative | imernaalanngitsup | |
| allative | imernaalanngitsumut | imernaalanngitsunut |
| ablative | imernaalanngitsumit | imernaalanngitsunit |
| prolative | imernaalanngitsukkut | imernaalanngitsutigut |
| locative | imernaalanngitsumi | imernaalanngitsuni |
| instrumental | imernaalanngitsumik | imernaalanngitsunik |
| equative | imernaalanngitsutut | |