inuusuttoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From inuusuppoq (“is young”) +‎ -toq (“one who [verb]s”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /inuusuttuq/, [i.nʉː.sʊt.tɔq]

Noun

inuusuttoq (plural inuusuttut)

1. young person
   • 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Ajuusaarnarpoq inuusuttut isorliunerusuni najugallit taama ikitsigisut ilinniarfinni qaffasinnerusuni tiguneqartarmata.

     It is regrettable that so few young people from the more remote places are admitted to higher education.

   • 1988, “Anguteqatiminoortartoq: NIVIARSIAQQATUT PERORSAGAAVUNGA”, in Atuagagdliutit:

     Nielsi isumaqarpoq, inuusuttut angutit inuiqatigiit akornanni angajoqqaaminnillu aporfissaqartitaallutik namminneq inuttut inuuniarnerminni ajornartorsiuteqartartut mikinngitsumik.

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Declension

Declension of inuusuttoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	inuusuttoq	inuusuttut
ergative	inuusuttup	inuusuttut
allative	inuusuttumut	inuusuttunut
ablative	inuusuttumit	inuusuttunit
prosecutive	inuusuttukkut	inuusuttutigut
locative	inuusuttumi	inuusuttuni
instrumental	inuusuttumik	inuusuttunik
equative	inuusuttutut	inuusuttutut

Derived terms

• inuusuttuaraq

Further reading

• DAKA