pisoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From pi +‎ -toq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /pisuq/, [pɪ.sɔq]

Noun

pisoq (plural pisut)

  1. something which has happened, incident
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:
      Aappariit Dursleykkut sisamanngornermi avaanngunartumi uagut oqaluttuatta aallartiffiani, itermata, silami qulisimasumiit siulittuutigineqanngilaq, nunami tamarmi eqqumeeqisunik paasissaalluanngitsunik pisoqarumaartoq.
      When Mr and Mrs Dursley woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.

Declension

Declension of pisoq
case singular plural
absolutive pisoq pisut
ergative pisup
allative pisumut pisunut
ablative pisumit pisunit
prolative pisukkut pisutigut
locative pisumi pisuni
instrumental pisumik pisunik
equative pisutut
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