nappaassuaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

nappaat (“disease”) +‎ -suaq (“big”)

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nappaassuaq/, [nəp.pəːs.sʊ.ʷɑq]

Noun

nappaassuaq

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    • 1988, “AIDS-INFO”, in Atuagagdliutit:
      Naqitigaaqqat AIDS pillugu paasisitsiniutit Afrikami kujallermi umiarsualivinnut agguaanneqarsimapput umiartortut nappaassuarmut ulorianartumut taassumunnga mianersoqquniarlugit, ...
      Pamphlets informing about AIDS were distributed to harbours in South Africa, so as to warn sailors against this dangerous big disease [nappaassuaq "big disease" might be idiomatic], ...

Declension

Declension of nappaasuaq
case singular plural
absolutive nappaasuaq nappaasuit
ergative nappaasuup
allative nappaasuarmut nappaasuarnut
ablative nappaasuarmit nappaasuarnit
prolative nappaasuakkut nappaasuartigut
locative nappaasuarmi nappaasuarni
instrumental nappaasuarmik nappaasuarnik
equative nappaasuartut
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