napparsimmavik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From nappaq (“disease”) + other suffixes + -vik (“place”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /napparsimmavik/, [nəp.pəs.sym.mə.vɪk]

Noun

napparsimmavik (plural napparsimmaviit)

hospital

Declension

Declension of napparsimmavik

	singular	plural
absolutive	napparsimmavik	napparsimmaviit
ergative	napparsimmaviup	napparsimmaviit
allative	napparsimmavimmut	napparsimmavinnut
ablative	napparsimmavimmit	napparsimmavinniit
prosecutive	napparsimmavikkut	napparsimmavitsigut
locative	napparsimmavimmi	napparsimmavinni
instrumental	napparsimmavimmik	napparsimmavinnik
equative	napparsimmavittut	napparsimmavittut

Derived terms

napparsimmavik namminersortoq (“private hospital”)