naqitigaaraq

Greenlandic

Etymology

naqitigaq (“printed matter”) +‎ -araq (“little”)

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /naqitiɡaaraq/, [nɑ.qɪ.t͡sɪ.ɣɑː.ʁɑq]

Noun

naqitigaaraq (plural naqitigaaqqat)

  1. leaflet, pamphlet, flier
    • 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 naqitigaaraq
case singular plural
absolutive naqitigaaraq naqitigaaqqat
ergative naqitigaaqqap
allative naqitigaaqqamut naqitigaaqqanut
ablative naqitigaaqqamit naqitigaaqqanit
prolative naqitigaaqqakkut naqitigaaqqatigut
locative naqitigaaqqami naqitigaaqqani
instrumental naqitigaaqqamik naqitigaaqqanik
equative naqitigaaqqatut
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