Taatsiaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

Possibly from taasaq (“the mentioned one”) or atsiaq (“one named after a deceased person”). Mentioning the real name of a deceased relative was avoided for cultural purposes.

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /taatsiaq/, [təːt.t͡sɪ.ɑq]

Proper noun

Taatsiaq

a male given name

Related terms

Taatsiannguaq

References

Oqaasileriffik: The Language Secretariat of Greenland: Taatsiaq . Date of last access April 11th, 2021
Oqaatsit kallallisuumiit qallunaatuumut / Grønlandsk dansk ordbog, Ilinniusiorfik 2002. →ISBN