naartu
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *narraɣ (“belly, abdomen, get a big belly”), from Proto-Eskimo *Nara-ɣ (“belly, abdomen”). Compare nassappoq (“become big-bellied”), and nassat (“abdomen, stomach”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnaartu (plural naartut)
Declension
editDeclension of naartu
Derived terms
edit- naartuneq (“pregnancy”)
- naartuvoq (“is pregnant”)
- naartulerneq (“conception”)
- naartuiineq (“abortion”)