aanaq
Greenlandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aanaq (plural aanat)
- grandmother
- 2012, M. Nyvold, Nuuk Ugeavis[1], page 41:
- Timersortarfiup qeqqani aanaq naalungiarsuk pisuttaleqqammersoq maannalu orloqqajaalluni ingerlasoq malillugu tamaviaarpoq. Taakkua sanianniipput niviarsiaqqat marluk quassuttuumi nakkarnaveersaatarfimmi qerattaarillutik nakkarnaveersaarpasilluinnarlutillu.
- In the middle of the hall, a grandmother is chasing after a baby who has just learned to walk and is now challenging the laws of gravity. Next to them, two girls walk along a thin balance beam with straight necks and their faces exhibiting looks of concentration.
Declension
[edit]| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aanaq | aanat |
| ergative | aanap | |
| allative | aanamut | aananut |
| ablative | aanamit | aananit |
| prolative | aanakkut | aanatigut |
| locative | aanami | aanani |
| instrumental | aanamik | aananik |
| equative | aanatut | |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- aanaq in Katersat