aatsitassaq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
aatsippaa (“melts it”) + -taq (“that is [verb]ed”) + -ssaq (“future [noun]”), thus "thing that will be melted".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aatsitassaq (plural aatititassat, and aatsitassat)
- ore, raw material
- 2008, Sermitsiaq AG, Naalakkersuisut uranimikpiiaaffiit qularnartoqartippaat[1]:
- Urani kuultip, diamantit olivinillu akerlianik aatsitassaq akerleriiffiuvoq, qulakkiissavarpullu innuttaasunit tapersersorneqarnissarput uranimik piiaalinnginnitsinni.
- Unlike gold, diamonds and olivine, uranium is such a controversial raw material that we must secure popular support before uranium mining.
Declension[edit]
Declension of aatsitassaq
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aatsitassaq | aatsitassat |
| ergative | aatsitassap | aatsitassat |
| allative | aatsitassamut | aatsitassanut |
| ablative | aatsitassamit | aatsitassanit |
| prosecutive | aatsitassakkut | aatsitassatigut |
| locative | aatsitassami | aatsitassani |
| instrumental | aatsitassamik | aatsitassanik |
| equative | aatsitassatut | aatsitassatut |
References[edit]
- aatsitassaq in Katersat