saaneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *caunǝʁ (“bone, seed”), from Proto-Eskimo *caHunǝʁ (“bone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːnɜq/

Noun

saaneq (plural saanerit, and saarngit, and saarnit)

  1. bone
    • 2012, P. Høegh, KNR.gl‎[1]:
      Saaneq napisoq sapaatip akunneri pingasut allaallu sapaatip akunneri arfinillit ingerlaneranni aatsaat tumarsinnaasarpoq.
      It takes about 3 to 6 weeks before a broken bone grows completely back together.
    • 2013, S. Sørensen, Sermitsiaq.gl‎[2]:
      Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, tyskit 2. Bundesliga-klubiani Eintracht Hildesheimimi arsaattartoq, novembarip aappaani isikkami aappaani saaneq napivaa pilatsittariaqarlunilu.
      Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, who plays for the German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Hildesheim, underwent surgery on November 2 for a fracture of a bone in one foot.
  2. knuckle
  3. fruit pit

Declension

Declension of saaneq
case singular plural
absolutive saaneq saanerit
ergative saanerup
allative saanermut saanernut
ablative saanermit saanernit
prolative saanikkut saanertigut
locative saanermi saanerni
instrumental saanermik saanernik
equative saanertut

Derived terms

  • saanertaq
  • saaniku
  • saanikuliaq
  • saaniluk
  • saannappoq
  • saannarippoq
  • saannarluppoq
  • saannerivoq
  • saannerpaa
  • saannippoq
  • saannivoq

References

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