-kassak

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-kassak/, [-kəs.sək]

Suffix

-kassak (n-n^?, truncative^?)

1. (chiefly North Greenland) dear and miserable [noun]

   anaanakassaga

   My dear old mother.

Synonyms

• -kasik

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 160, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014