pisortaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.sɔt.tɑq/

Noun

pisortaq (plural pisortat)

  1. leader, director, employer, manager
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Filmiliornermi pisortaq Michael Treen Tunumit aallalernerminni AG-mut oqarpoq, suut tamarmik pilersaarutit malillugit ingerlasirasut.\
      Film director Michael Treen told AG that everything went according to plan.
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 4:
      Dursley suliffeqarfissuarmi Grunningsimi pisortaavoq. Suliffeqarfissuaq qillerusiorfiuvoq.
      Mr Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills.
  2. housewife, housekeeper

Declension

Declension of pisortaq
case singular plural
absolutive pisortaq pisortat
ergative pisortap
allative pisortamut pisortanut
ablative pisortamit pisortanit
prolative pisortakkut pisortatigut
locative pisortami pisortani
instrumental pisortamik pisortanik
equative pisortatut

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.