aappaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aippaʁ (“companion, spouse”), from Proto-Eskimo *ajpǝ- (“other, second”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aappaq/, [aːp.pɑq]

Noun

aappaq (plura aapparit, and aappat)

1. spouse
2. companion, cohabitant, life partner

Declension

Declension of aappaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aappaq	aappat
ergative	aappap	aappat
allative	aappamut	aappanut
ablative	aappamit	aappanit
prosecutive	aappakkut	aappatigut
locative	aappami	aappani
instrumental	aappamik	aappanik
equative	aappatut	aappatut

Derived terms

• aappalik

Further reading

• DAKA
• aappaq in Katersat
• aappaq in Katersat