nuannarineqartoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

nuannaraa (“like”) +‎ -neqar (passivizer) +‎ -toq (intransitive participle)

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nuannariniqartuq/, [nʊ.ən.nɑ.ʁɪ.nɜ.qət.tɔq]

Noun

nuannarineqartoq

1. popular, generally liked
   • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit

     Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.

     ["Leakings/leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.

Declension

Declension of nuannarineqartoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	nuannarineqartoq	nuannarineqartut
ergative	nuannarineqartup	nuannarineqartut
allative	nuannarineqartumut	nuannarineqartunut
ablative	nuannarineqartumit	nuannarineqartunit
prosecutive	nuannarineqartukkut	nuannarineqartutigut
locative	nuannarineqartumi	nuannarineqartuni
instrumental	nuannarineqartumik	nuannarineqartunik
equative	nuannarineqartutut	nuannarineqartutut