ilinniarnertooq

Greenlandic

Etymology

ilinniarpoq (“to study”) +‎ -nertooq (“one who [verb]s a lot”) or ilinniarneq (“education, studying”) +‎ -tooq (“one who has a large [noun]”)

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ilinniarnirtuuq/, [i.lɪn.nɪ.ən.nɜt.tɔːq]

Noun

ilinniarnertooq (plural ilinniarnertuut)

1. student
   • 1997, “NUNARSUAQ TAMAAT QILAATERSORFIGAA”, in Atuagagdliutit:

     Ilinniarnertuut 500-t Dortmund-ip ilisimatusarfiani katersuupput.

     500 students gathered in Dortmund university.

Further reading

• DAKA