uisorerpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From ui (“eye”) and other suffixes.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uisurirpuq/, [u.ʷɪ.sɔ.ʁɜp.pɔq]

Verb

uisorerpoq

1. (intransitive) blinks (a single time)
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:

     Dursley aappassaanik uisorerpoq qitsullu nakkuserlugu. Qitsuup akillugu nakkuppaa. Dursley sangulluni ingerlaqqikkami narluinnarlu ingerlalerami qitsuk biilip tarrarsuutaatigut tunummut marserpaa. Maanna uninngalluni aqqusernup nalunaarsuutaa atuarpaa allassimasoq "Ligustervænget" - naamik aqqusernup ilisarnaataa isiginnaarpaa; qitsuimmi aqqusernit nalunaarsuutaat atuarsinnaanngilaat.

     Mr Dursley blinked and stared at the cat. It stared back. As Mr Dursley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the cat in his mirror. It was now reading the sign that said Privet Drive – no, looking at the sign; cats couldn’t read maps or signs.

Related terms

• uisorersarpoq (“blinks (several times)”)
• uisorilavoq (“twinkles (a star)”)