-suaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-suaq/, [-sʊ.ɑq]

Suffix

-suaq (n-n^?, additive^?, recessive r^?)

big, bad
itisooq (“deep”) -> itisoorsuaq (“very deep”)

silarsuarmiut - humanity.

ila suersuaq! - what an awful draught!

pi -> persuaq (“large object”)

uli (“high tide”) -> ulersuaq (“flood”)

ajortoq (“evil, wicked”) -> Ajortorsuaq (“Satan, the Devil”)

Usage notes

-aq is elided before affixes and inflectional endings that begin with a vowel.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -suaq

References

-suaq in Katersat
Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 265. Atuagkat 2003.
Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 157, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014

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