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.
      Cold sores are herpes, and the commonly used Danish terms “forkølelses- eller kyssesår” (cold sores or fever blisters) refer to the weeping sores that appear on the face, especially around the mouth.
      Likely based on a mistranslation of Danish populær, which also means “commonly/widely used”.

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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