aalisagaq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- aulisagaĸ (superseded)
Etymology[edit]
From aalisarpoq (“fishes”) + -gaq (“passive participle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aalisagaq (plural aalisakkat)
- fish
- 2012, A. Vebaek, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine), page 76:
- Blobfiski inequnannginneruvoq - Aalisagaq taanna aliasuppasittutut isikkoqarpoq Australiallu eqqaanni itisoorsuarmi 1200 meteritut itigisumi uumasuugami inunnit takuneqanngisaannagajappoq. Timaa 30 cm-itut takitigisoq sarajattuuvoq nukeqanngingajattoq. Eqiasuppasittutut ingerlasarpoq aqqutiminilu naapitani nerisarisarlugit.
- The blobfish is not so cute - This dreary looking fish lives in the deep waters around Australia, 1200 metres below the surface, and it is rarely seen by humans. Its 30cm long body is a gelatinous mass almost without muscles. It floats lazily through the water eating what it meets on its way.
- 2015, T. J. Jørgensen, Tamanut, page 14:
- Avannaani qalerali assiissutit amerlinerisa kingunerisaanik najukkani aalisakkat amerlanerit inissaqartilerniarlugit nunaqarfinni qerititsiviit maannakkut RG-mit allilertiterneqalerput.
- The increased quotas for halibut in North Greenland mean that Royal Greenland is now upgrading frost stocks in settlements, so that there is room for more fish locally.
Declension[edit]
Declension of aalisagaq
singular | plural | |
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absolutive | aalisagaq | aalisakkat |
ergative | aalisakkap | aalisakkat |
allative | aalisakkamut | aalisakkanut |
ablative | aalisakkamit | aalisakkanit |
prosecutive | aalisakkakkut | aalisakkatigut |
locative | aalisakkami | aalisakkani |
instrumental | aalisakkamik | aalisakkanik |
equative | aalisakkatut | aalisakkatut |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- aalisagaq in Katersat