-lii

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lii"

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-lii/, [-lɪː]

Suffix

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

1. turns [noun] years old
   • 1987 April 22, Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten‎^[1]:

     Mâliâraĸ Vebæk / 70-liisoq / atuakkiai saqqummissasut russisut saamisullu

     Mâliâraĸ Vebæk / 70 years old / her books will be published in Russian and Sami.

Usage notes

Is -ilii- after Danish-origin numerals ending with a consonant.

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 80, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014