-gasaar

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

-gasag

Pronunciation edit

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

Suffix edit

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

be stained with [noun]
aak (“blood”) -> aagasaarpoq (“is blood-stained”)

Usage notes edit

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

Further reading edit

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

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