nuannarineqartoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

nuannaraa (“like”) +‎ -neqar (passivizer) +‎ -toq (intransitive participle)

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nuannariniqartuq/, [nʊ.ʷən.nɑ.ʁɪ.nɜ.qɑt.tɔq]

Noun

nuannarineqartoq

  1. popular, generally liked
    • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
      Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.
      ["Leakings/leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.

Declension

Declension of nuannarineqartoq
case singular plural
absolutive nuannarineqartoq nuannarineqartut
ergative nuannarineqartup
allative nuannarineqartumut nuannarineqartunut
ablative nuannarineqartumit nuannarineqartunit
prolative nuannarineqartukkut nuannarineqartutigut
locative nuannarineqartumi nuannarineqartuni
instrumental nuannarineqartumik nuannarineqartunik
equative nuannarineqartutut
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