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-nersaq
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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
v-n add
most [verb]ing; (one) who [verb]s the most (forms superlatives of verbs with adjectival meaning)
kl 2002 Stephen Hammeken Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone w:J. K. Rowling Nuuk Atuakkiorfik 87-558-1768-8 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
Usage notes
Unlike kl -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
kl
References
Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, oqa.dk