aanaa
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): [aːnaː]
Noun
aanaa (plural aanaat)
- grandmother, gran
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 118:
- Nukappiaq ammalortumik niaqulik sanioqquppaa oqartoq: "Aanaa, narasiutiga kataqqippara." - "Aaja, Neville," arnaq utoqqaq anersaaruluttoq tusaavaa.
- He passed a round-faced boy who was saying, "Gran, I've lost my toad again." - "Oh, Neville," he heard the old woman sigh.
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- absolutive single-possession of aanaq
Declension
Declension of aanaa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aanaa | aanaat |
| ergative | aanaap | aanaat |
| allative | aanaamut | aanaanut |
| ablative | aanaamit | aanaanit |
| prosecutive | aanaakkut | aanaanit |
| locative | aanaami | aanaani |
| instrumental | aanaamik | aanaanik |
| equative | aanaatut | aanaatut |
Synonyms
- aanaq
References
- aanaa in Katersat
Oromo
Noun
aanaa
- district