-neq

Greenlandic edit

Pronunciation edit

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-niq/, [-nɜq]

Suffix edit

-neq (v-n^?, additive^?)

the act of [verb]ing; the quality of having [verb]ed
ikinngut (“friend”) -> ikinngutigiipput (“they are friends”) -> ikinngutigiinneq (“friendship”)

Usage notes edit

This suffix is often called the "abstract participle", because it can create abstract nouns out of verbs. It also behaves in the following ways with other suffixes:

With -u (“to be”): -neq + -u becomes -neru, e.g. pit
When used with possessive endings it means "the [verb]ing of the possessor"
With -ssaq (“future”) and a possessive ending it means "to possessor's [verb]ing"
With a possessive locative ending it means "while", e.g. nerinisinni ("while we eat"), and if preceded by -nngit (“negative”) it means "before", e.g. nerinnginnitsinni ("before we eat").

Derived terms edit

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -neq

Suffix edit

-neq (v-n^?, additive^?)

more, the most [verb]ing
pissaavoq (“be strong”) -> pissaaneq (“strongest”)

References edit

Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, oqa.dk
Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 140, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
-neq in Katersat