susaqanngitsoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

susaq (object) +‎ -qar (has) +‎ -nngit (not) +‎ -toq (agent noun ending), i.e. "which does not have an object".

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /susaqaŋŋitsuq/, [sʉ.sɑ.qəŋ.ŋɪt.t͡sɔq]

Noun

susaqanngitsoq

  1. (grammar) intransitive
    • Oqaatsinut Tapiliussaq, p. 21
      Susaq qallunaatut susumut atappat oqaluut refleksivimik taaneqartarpoq; kalaallisut oqaluut susaqanngitsutut iluseqartarpoq; imminut toquppoq = han dræber sig selv, han begår selvmord; nujaajartippoq = han lader sig klippe (= han bliver klippet).
      In Danish, if the object refers back to the subject, it is called reflexive; in Greenlandic, the verb has the intransitive form; he kills himself = han dræber sig selv, han begår selvmord; he gets a haircut = han lader sig klippe (= han bliver klippet).

Declension

Declension of susaqanngitsoq
case singular plural
absolutive susaqanngitsoq susaqanngitsut
ergative susaqanngitsup
allative susaqanngitsumut susaqanngitsunut
ablative susaqanngitsumit susaqanngitsunit
prolative susaqanngitsukkut susaqanngitsutigut
locative susaqanngitsumi susaqanngitsuni
instrumental susaqanngitsumik susaqanngitsunik
equative susaqanngitsutut

Antonyms

See also

  • susaasalik

References