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 hurries after a toddler who has just learned to walk and now seems ready to topple over at any moment. Next to them, two little girls are on the balance beam, keeping their necks straight and wearing expressions of intense 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 | |