atorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *atu(ʁ)- (“to use, wear”), from Proto-Eskimo *atuʁǝ- (“to use”). Compare atugaq (“use, used”), and atukkiivoq (“lends”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aturpuq/, [a.tɔp.pɔq]

Verb

atorpoq (transitive atorpaa)

1. (intransitive) is in use, works
2. (intransitive) is valid
3. (intransitive) borrows, rents, lends

References

• Oqaatsit, 3rd ed.