orsussaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From orsoq (“blubber, grease, oil”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ursussaq/, [ɔs.sʉs.sɑq]

Noun

orsussaq (plural orsussat)

1. petrol, gasoline

Declension

Declension of orsussaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	orsussaq	orsussat
ergative	orsussap	orsussat
allative	orsussamut	orsussanut
ablative	orsussamit	orsussanit
prosecutive	orsussakkut	orsussatigut
locative	orsussami	orsussani
instrumental	orsussamik	orsussanik
equative	orsussatut	orsussatut

Derived terms

• orsussaasivik (“petrol pump, petrol station”)