nappaq

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt (“soul of a man or animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *Napa- (“soul, heart”).

Pronunciation edit

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nappaq/, [nəp.pɑq]

Noun edit

nappaq

(rare or obsolete) disease
Synonym: nappaat

Declension edit

Declension of nappaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	nappaq	nappat
ergative	nappap	nappat
allative	nappamut	nappanut
ablative	nappamit	nappanit
prosecutive	nappakkut	nappatigut
locative	nappami	nappani
instrumental	nappamik	nappanik
equative	nappatut	nappatut

Derived terms edit

napparpoq (“gets ill”)

Further reading edit

Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 235. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.

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