-qqissaar

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-qqissaar/, [-q.qɪs.sɑːʁ]

Suffix

-qqissaar (v-v^?, truncative^?)

1. precisely, carefully
   • 2017 August 5, Trine Juncher Jørgensen, “Ilisimatusartut qaqqat akissutissarsiorfigaat”, in Sermitsiaq:

     Ilisimatusartut GEUS-imeersut Nuugaatsiap qaqqai misissoqqissaarlugit aallartipput.

     Scientists from GEUS have begun to meticulously investigate the fjelds of Nuugaatsiaq.

Derived terms

Category Greenlandic terms suffixed with -qqissaar not found

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 116, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• -qqissaar in Katersat