-nersaq
Greenlandic
Suffix
-nersaq (v-n?, additive?)
- most [verb]ing; (one) who [verb]s the most (forms superlatives of verbs with adjectival meaning)
- 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 atisalersuutigaluni niperujoorpoq qilernerusamilu avaanngunarnersaat atugassamisut aalajangiullugu. Nulia oqalorusaartuarpoq ernini Dudley nilliaqisoq issiavianut portusuumut ingitinniarsariitigalugu.
- Mr Dursley hummed as he picked out [his most boring] tie for work and Mrs Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair.
- aaliserneq inuutissarsiutit pingaarnersarivaat
- the most important of occupations is fishing
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Usage notes
Unlike -nerpaaq, this form is used only where there are possessive plural endings, to mean more specifically "the most [verb]ing of the possessor".
Synonyms
- -nerpaaq
Derived terms
Category Greenlandic terms suffixed with -nersaq not found
References
- Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, oqa.dk