-gasaar
Greenlandic
Etymology
- -gasag
Affix
-gasaar (n-v?, truncative?)
- be stained with [noun]
- aak (“blood”) -> aagasaarpoq (“is blood-stained”)
Usage notes
Initial -g- becomes -r- after -q and -tï (likewise for -gasag).
Further reading
- Vestgrønlandsk grammatik, p. 83, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014