itigartippaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

itigarpoq (“be rejected”) +‎ -tit

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /itiɡartippaa/, [i.t͡sɪ.ɣət.t͡syp.pəː]

Verb

itigartippaa (intransitive itigartitsivoq)

1. (transitive) reject
   • 1992 August 21, “Usuni kipigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit, page 11:

     Qanittukkut aviisini eqqartorneqarpoq qallunaap usuni kipisimagaa nuliama itigartitsiuarnera naalliuutigingaaramiuk.

     Recently, there was a story in the papers about a Dane who cut off his penis because he was very pained by his wife's persistent rejections.

Further reading

• DAKA