apusineq
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From aput (“snow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apusineq (plural apusinerit)
- snowdrift
- 2014, A.M. Olsvig, Tamanut[1], page 26:
- Apusinerit akunnerit arlaqanngitsut ingerlanerinnaanni sisoortarfinngortinneqarput, - inersimasunut meeqqanullu apummi pinnguarneq.
- In a few hours, the snowdrifts were turned into snow slides - playing in snow, both large and small.
Declension edit
Declension of apusineq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | apusineq | apusinerit |
| ergative | apusinerup | apusinerit |
| allative | apusinermut | apusinernut |
| ablative | apusinermit | apusinernit |
| prosecutive | apusinikkut | apusinertigut |
| locative | apusinermi | apusinerni |
| instrumental | apusinermik | apusinernik |
| equative | apusinertut | apusinertut |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- apusineq in Katersat