saaneq
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *caunǝʁ (“bone, seed”), from Proto-Eskimo *caHunǝʁ (“bone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaaneq (plural saanerit, and saarngit, and saarnit)
- bone
- 2012, P. Høegh, KNR.gl[1]:
- Saaneq napisoq sapaatip akunneri pingasut allaallu sapaatip akunneri arfinillit ingerlaneranni aatsaat tumarsinnaasarpoq.
- It takes about 3 to 6 weeks before a broken bone grows completely back together.
- 2013, S. Sørensen, Sermitsiaq.gl[2]:
- Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, tyskit 2. Bundesliga-klubiani Eintracht Hildesheimimi arsaattartoq, novembarip aappaani isikkami aappaani saaneq napivaa pilatsittariaqarlunilu.
- Angutimmarik Kreutzmann, who plays for the German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Hildesheim, underwent surgery on November 2 for a fracture of a bone in one foot.
- knuckle
- fruit pit
Declension
editDeclension of saaneq
Derived terms
editDerived terms
References
edit- saaneq in Katersat
- Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl