-ssaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ssaq/, [-s.sɑq]

Suffix

-ssaq (n-n^?, truncative^?)

future [noun], thing meant to become a [noun]
inuunissaq nalunaqaaq
One knows nothing of how long one is going to live.

qarmassaq
Stone or turf to be used for a wall.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -ssaq

Further reading

Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 164, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014

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