-gasaar

Greenlandic

Etymology

• -gasag

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ɡasaar/, [-ɣə.sɑːʁ]

Suffix

-gasaar (n-v^?, truncative^?)

1. be stained with [noun]

   aak (“blood”) -> aagasaarpoq (“is blood-stained”)

Usage notes

Initial -g- becomes -r- after -q and -tï (likewise for -gasag).

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 83, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014